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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following is an independent clause?
I don’t like snakes.
After the rain,
While we waited,
When a dependent clause comes at the start of a complex sentence, you need to put a comma after it.
true
false
Which clause cannot stand on its own as a sentence?
independent
dependent
Which of the following is a complex sentence?
Heather always gets sick when she eats cheese.
Heather always gets sick when she eats cheese, she loves lunch.
Identify the relative clause in the following sentence. I try to avoid restaurants that serve hot dogs without ketchup.
that serve hot dogs without ketchup.
hot dogs without ketchup.
I try to avoid restaurants that
Identify the independent clause: I want to go to the museum and the movies although it is raining.
is raining
I want to go to the museum
although it is raining
How could the fragment be revised to make it a complex sentence? If Percy could be a professional cook.
Professional cooks from around the world.
If Percy could be a professional cook, he’d make food from everywhere in the world.
After Percy became a professional cook,
Which of the following is an independent clause?
Before Bernadette went to the store.
After going to the store,
Bernadette jogged to the corner store.
Can a dependent clause can stand alone?
yes
no
An independent clause must have a subject, verb, and be a complete thought.
true
false
