Clauses Review

All clauses must have . . .

• subject

• conjunction

• direct object

• verb

• prepositional phrase

can usually stand alone; is a complete sentence

• independent clause

• dependent clause

• adverbial prepositional phrase

• adjectival prepositional phrase

can never stand alone; is a sentence fragment or incomplete sentence

• independent clause

• dependent clause

• adverbial prepositional phrase

• adjectival prepositional phrase

Begins with a subordinating conjunction (AAAWWUBBIS)

• independent clause

• dependent clause

• adverbial prepositional phrase

• adjectival prepositional phrase

when the bell rings.

• independent clause

• dependent clause

The predicate of a sentence

• Describes who or what the sentence is about

• Describes "what about the subject" or what the subject does

Name the subject in the sentence: "I danced"

• I

• danced

Name the predicate in the sentence "I danced"

• I

• danced

Which of the following is an independent clause?

• We play the tenacious team tonight

• After we play the tenacious team tonight

Which of the following is an example of a dependent clause?

• We play the tenacious team tonight

• After we play the tenacious team tonight