WorksheetsIdentify Independent and Dependent Clauses
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Identify the dependent clause.
When Walton returns to the room where Frankenstein's body lies, he is startled to see the monster weeping over Victor.
He is startled to see the monster weeping over Victor.
When Walton returns to the room where Frankenstein's body lies,
Identify the clause in red ink as either independent or subordinate.
As far as scientists can tell, there is no connection between these two events.
Independent clause
Dependent clause
Identify the independent clause in the following sentence:
We should go for a run early tomorrow unless the weather is too cold again.
We should go for a run early tomorrow
unless the weather is too cold again.
Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence:
Elizabeth's heart pounded in her chest after she ran a mile around the track.
Elizabeth's heart pounded in her chest
after she ran a mile around the track.
The hourglass will run out if the wizard does not soon return with his potion. What kind of clause is underlined in the example sentence given?
Independent clause
Dependent Clause
Select the sentence with the dependent clause.
Although it was late, the man went to the store.
The man went to the store.
The angry man went quickly to the farmers market.
no pizza
Which two are Dependent Clauses?
Since winter is coming, I think I'll knit a warm sweater, because I'm always cold.
I think I'll knit a warm sweater
because I'm always cold
Since winter is coming
Identify the dependent clause in this sentence:
When Laura looked under the microscope, she could see the cell's structure in great detail.
When Laura looked under the microscope,
she could see the cell's structure in great detail.
Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence:
Before giving the White House it's existing name in 1901, it was known by several names, including the Executive Mansion, the Presiden'ts House, and even the President's Palace.
Before giving the White House it's existing name in 1901,
it was known by several names, including the Executive Mansion, the Presiden'ts House, and even the President's Palace.
Identify the independent clause in the following sentence:
After the White House was damaged during the war of 1812, President James Madison ordered an authentic reconstruction of the residence.
After the White House was damaged during the war of 1812,
President James Madison ordered an authentic reconstruction of the residence.
Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence:
While a stray cat is usually defined as a cat that has lost its home or has been abandoned, a feral cat lives in the wild and avoids human contact.
While a stray cat is usually defined as a cat that has lost its home or has been abandoned,
a feral cat lives in the wild and avoids human contact.
What is a Dependent Clause?
Contains a subject and a verb
Not a complete sentence
Needs more information
Is a complete sentence
Doesn't Contain a verb
What is an Independent Clause?
Not a complete sentence
Is a complete sentence
Contains only a verb
Contains a subject and a verb
