Sentence Structure Proficiency Check

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What is a clause?

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A group of words that contains both a subject and a verb.

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Independent clause: contains a subject & verb, expressing a complete thought.

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It contains a subject and a verb, and it does express a complete thought.

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Finish homework after the movie is over.

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dependent clause

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We went to the shop because we ran out of eggs.

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independent

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Needed milk, sugar, and flour from the store.

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simple

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Clouds promise snow; we might get another snow day off from school.

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compound

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Sarah and her sister whispered and laughed all night.

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simple

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Alia sold her broken computer and used the money to buy a new one.

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compound