Independent Dependent Clause Sentence Combining

A clause is

• A group of words that is used as a single part of speech. It does not contain BOTH a subject and a verb.

• A group of words that contains both a subject and a verb. It can stand alone or with another clause.

• a word that takes the place of a noun.

• a word that is the action or state of being in the sentence.

Which is the correctly written sentence?

• If I ran into the house to get the phone. I slipped on the tile.

• I ran into the house to get the phone, and slipped on the tile.

• I ran into the house to get the phone.

• I ran into the house to get the phone and slipped on the tile.

The complex sentence is made up of a dependent and independent clause.

• True

• False

A compound sentence is characterized by two independent clauses being joined together.

• True

• False

When I combine sentences, I need to think about the meaning of the sentences I am combining to combine them together in the correct way.

• True

• False

When the day ends, we can all go home and make cookies.

• dependent clause

• independent clause

I failed my test

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent clause

as Sarah rode the flying pig

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent clause

as he ran

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent clause

the dog sneezed

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent clause