Using Conjunctions to Make Complex Sentences

What is the dependent clause in the sentence below:

After they had looked for several days, Officer Rate had to admit that no teeth had been found.

• Officer Rate had to admit

• no teeth had been found

• After they had looked for several days

• had to admit

What is the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence:

Because Grandpa lost his teeth, the whole town was suffering.

• Grandpa

• Because

• teeth

• suffering

What is the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence:

When tourists saw all the smiling faces, they were scared.

• When

• smiling

• faces

• scared

_________ I did my homework, I ate my snack.

• While

• Because

• After

• Unless

My mom took me to get new shoes ______ we ate dinner.

• because

• while

• after

• unless

I chose a book from the library ______ I finished my old one.

• because

• while

• after

• unless

______ you want to get in trouble, you should follow the rules.

• Because

• While

• After

• Unless

True or False:

A dependent clause can stand alone.

• True

• False

A dependent clause begins with a

• subordinating conjunction

• coordinating conjuncstion

• simple sentence

• adjective

True or False:

An independent clause is...

• a sentence fragment

• a complete sentence

• a compound sentence

• a complex sentence