Subordinate and Relative Clauses

Which of the following sentences contains a subordinate clause?

• The dog barked loudly from the side of the road.

• The cat lazily slept on the couch all evening.

• We will go to the park if it stops raining.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

In the sentence, "She didn’t eat lunch because she wasn’t hungry," what does the subordinate clause tell us?

• Where she didn’t eat.

• Why she didn't eat.

• What she didn't eat.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which sentence contains a relative clause?

• The boy who won the race is my friend called Jack.

• I didn't eat my lunch today because I wasn't hungry.

• She went to the supermarket yesterday to buy some bread.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What word usually starts a relative clause?

• lastly

• because

• which

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

In the sentence, "The book that I read was amazing," what is the relative clause?

• was amazing

• that I read

• the book

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A subordinate clause can stand alone as a sentence.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

The sentence, "The cake which I baked is delicious," contains a relative clause.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A relative clause gives more information about a noun in the sentence.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

The sentence, "I stayed home because I was sick," contains a subordinate clause.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

In the sentence, "I will wait for you until you finish your homework," the subordinate clause tells why I will wait.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B