Identifying Subordinate or Dependent Clause

Baseball is a game that generally depends on good eyesight as well as athletic skill.

• subordinate clause

• independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

For this reason, until recently, playing the great American game has been something that people with visual impairments found virtually impossible.

• subordinate clause

• independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Only sighted players could participate until an engineer named Charley Fairbanks invented beep baseball.

• subordinate clause

• independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

In this version of baseball, the ball beeps and the bases buzz so that players like the one pictured here can tell when to swing and where to run.

• subordinate clause

• independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Each team has a sighted pitcher and a sighted catcher, who never get a turn at bat, and six fielders who wear blindfolds so that they don't have a visual advantage.

• subordinate clause

• independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

The pitcher shouts "Ready!" before the ball is pitched and "Pitch!" when the ball is released.

• subordinate clause

• independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

When the bat strikes the ball, the umpire activates the buzzer in first base, to which the batter must then run.

• subordinate clause

• independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

When a team is on defense, the pitcher and catcher cannot field the batted ball themselves; they can only shout directions to fielders.

• subordinate clause

• independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Beep baseball is fun to play, and its challenges create a bond between sighted players and players with visual impairments.

• subordinate clause

• independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Sighted players who put on blindfolds and join in come away from a game with new respect for the abilities of their visually impaired teammates.

• subordinate clause

• independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B