DLP Skill Review

What punctuation mark works to join two independent clauses together as one sentence?

• A semicolon

• A comma

• A period

• A colon

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What is an independent clause?

• A clause that needs another to be a sentence.

• A clause that can be a sentence on its own.

• A clause that is a sentence fragment.

• A clause that is a run-on sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is a dependent clause?

• A clause that can be a sentence by itself.

• A sentence fragment that needs corrected.

• A run-on sentence that needs corrected.

• A clause that depends on something else to make it a sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Add the correct punctuation to this sentence - The agricultural calendar is outdated​ (a)   it is not relevant to people today.

• ;
• ,
• :

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What is the subject of this sentence? - Guidance from adults helps some students figure out what to do after high school.

• adults

• students

• guidance

• helps

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

The subject of a sentence is (blank) the sentence is about.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Identify the verb in the sentence - Guidance from adults helps some students figure out what to do after high school.

• guidance

• helps

• from

• after

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

The verb of the sentences shows the (blank) done by the subject.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Find all the independent clauses.

• The pink polka-dotted giraffe was my favorite stuffed animal.

• A hippo was splashing water all over the people watching him.

• the purple grape

• sitting on my chair

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the independent clause in this sentence? (Hint: This is the idea that is emphasized.)

• Before I submitted my paper

• I asked my friend to check it

Answer explanation

The independent clause is "I asked my friend to check it."