Clauses

A group of words with a subject/verb relationship

• Phrase

• Clause

• Predicate

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.7.1A

What is the blue group of words?
Employees may leave work for personal reasons after they receive permission from the manager.

• Phrase
• Dependent Clause
• Independent Clause

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.7.1A

What is the green group of words?
Employees may leave work for personal reasons after they receive permission from the manager.

• Phrase
• Dependent Clause
• Independent Clause

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.7.1A

Although I am exhausted from work.

• Phrase
• Dependent Clause
• Independent Clause

When I spoke to my employer about a raise.

• Phrase
• Dependent Clause
• Independent Clause

I spoke to my employer about a raise.

• Phrase
• Dependent Clause
• Independent Clause

All of the words below would make the following clause dependent EXCEPT:
__________ rain continues to fall.

• Since
• Although
• Heavy
• If

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the red group of words?
Because of bad weather, the shopping mall closed early. 

• Dependent clause
• Independent Clause
• Noun phrase
• Sentence

What is the green group of words?
Because of bad weather, the shopping mall closed early. 

• Dependent clause
• Independent Clause
• Phrase
• Sentence

Should there be a comma between the following clauses?
The students decided to stay home because they were tired of school.

• Yes
• No

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A