WorksheetsPunctuating Dependent and Indpedent Clauses
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which of these is a dependent clause?
The turtles have been sleeping.
The turtles sleep.
The turtles are sleeping.
While the turtles slept.
Which of these is a dependent clause?
If the jellyfish arrive.
The ocean was full of jellyfish.
The jellyfish have been seen in the bay.
The jellyfish arrived.
Which of these is an independent clause?
When crabs fight.
The crabs are fighting.
While fighting.
Since the crabs fought.
Which is an independent clause?
Although sharks circled the boat.
Until sharks circled the boat.
While circling the boat.
Sharks circled the boat.
Which needs a comma?
Because the night was dark we could see the plankton.
We could see the plankton because the night was dark.
Which needs a comma?
While we swam in the ocean we saw seagulls.
We saw seagulls while we swam in the ocean.
Which needs a comma?
Once we arrived at the waterfall we heard the frogs.
We heard the frogs once we arrived at the waterfall.
Which needs a comma?
The dolphins swam away after they spotted us.
After the dolphins spotted us they swam away.
What is it called when someone joins two complete sentences (independent clauses) with a comma?
a gerund
a subordinating conjunction
a comma splice
a dangling modifer
Which of these cannot be used to join together complete sentences?
a semicolon
a comma
Which of these is correct?
A lizard slipped under the door, I almost squished it.
A lizard slipped under the door; I almost squished it.
A lizard slipped under the door; I want Hawaiian pizza.
Which of these is correct?
An iguana lives under the house; it comes out on sunny days.
An iguana lives under the house, it comes out on sunny days.
An iguana lives under the house; let's get ready to go to the grocery store.
What does FANBOYS stand for?
fun, anger, nothing, boredom, outrage, yearn, surprise
fig, apple, nugget, banana, orange, yogurt, strawberry
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
frog, anteater, newt, bandicoot, ocelot, yeti, serpent
Which is NOT correct?
The coati came to my patio; he likes to steal the birdseed.
The coati came to my patio. He likes to steal the birdseed.
The coati came to my patio, he likes to steal the birdseed.
The coati came to my patio because he likes to steal the birdseed.
