Independent and Dependent Clauses and Sentence Combining

Are the underlined group of words a dependent clause or an independent clause?

When we arrived at the campground, the rain had stopped.

• dependent clause

• independent clause

Are the underlined group of words a dependent clause or an independent clause?

After we ate our supper, we went for a hike.

• dependent clause

• independent clause

Are the underlined group of words a dependent clause or an independent clause?

We hiked until the sun set.

• dependent clause

• independent clause

Compound sentences have how many independent clauses?

• 1

• 1 or more

• 2

• 2 or more

Complex sentences have how many independent clauses?

• 1

• 1 or more

• 2 or more

• 2

Which clause can stand alone?

• Independent Clause

• Dependent Clause

Which clause cannot stand alone?

• Independent Clause

• Dependent Clause

A dependent clause has a subject and verb in it.

• True

• False

Combining two independent clauses creates a ___ sentence

• simple

• compound

• complex

A ___ sentence has an independent clause and a dependent clause

• simple

• compound

• complex