Complex and Dependent Clauses

What is a dependent clause?

• An incomplete idea ("child") that can not stand on its own

• A complete idea ("adult") that can stand on its own

• A fragment that can stand on its own

What is a complex sentence?

• independent clause

• (or more) independent clauses

• independent clause and dependent clause

• (or more) independent clauses and (or more) dependent clause(s)

What is a compound-complex sentence?

• independent clause

• 2 (or more) independent clauses

• 1 independent clause and 1 dependent clause

• 2 (or more) independent clauses and 1 (or more) dependent clause(s)

After darkness fell, our tent was visited by bears!

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

Which option is the dependent clause in the sentence?

• build a huge snowman

• snows this weekend

• I want to build a huge snowman

• if it snows this weekend

What is the dependent clause in the following sentence? 
Although he is young, Eric Hosmer is a very good baseball player. 

• Although he is young, 

• Although

• Eric Hosmer is a very good baseball player.

• , Eric Hosmer

Identify the depended clause.

• Alice played the piano

• while Mary played her flute

A dependent clause:

• has a subject and a predicate but is not a complete thought

• has a subject and a predicate and is a complete thought

• can be a sentence on its own

• makes a sentence compound

What type of sentence is the following?
As soon as I grade the essays, I will return them to you.

• compound sentence

• simple sentence

• complex sentence

What is the subordinating conjunction in this sentence?
As soon as I grade the essays, I will return them to you.

• As

• As soon

• As soon as