Independent and Dependent Clauses

Independent and Dependent Clauses

Independent & Dependent Clauses

• clause = group of words that contains a subject and a verb

• independent clauses are....independent. They can stand alone.

• dependent clauses are...you guessed it...dependent and cannot stand on their own.

Multiple Choice

Martin Luther King, Jr. dreamed

• independent

• dependent

Multiple Choice

The audience listened to the man

• independent

• dependent

Multiple Choice

who stood before them.

• independent

• dependent

Multiple Choice

They clapped loudly

• independent

• dependent

Multiple Choice

when King finished speaking.

• independent

• dependent

Multiple Select

Choose all that are independent clauses

• when King spoke

• after King was finished

• King spoke out about civil rights

• he would not be satisfied until he got justice

Multiple Select

Check all boxes that are dependent clauses

• who stood before them.

• when King spoke

• after King was finished

• They clapped loudly

Poll

How confident do you feel about clauses?

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