Sentence Combining Practice

An _______________ clause is a group of related words that can stand alone.

A structure consisting of only one independent clause is called a ________________ sentence.

Choose the INDEPENDENT CLAUSE.

• After school.

• My homework after school.

• I do my homework after school.

• My homework.

Choose the DEPENDENT CLAUSE.

• After school

• What are we doing after school?

• I do my homework after school.

• School ends at 2:30.

What is sentence combining?

• When you use a semicolon.

• When you write a list of items, separated by commas.

• When you add more words to a sentence.

• When you take 2 short, choppy sentences and combine them into 1 comprehensive sentence.

True or False: When using a semicolon, the following sentence is NOT capitalized (unless the first word is a proper noun).

• True

• False

Choose the SIMPLE SENTENCE.

• Eggnog the cat

• Eggnog sat.

• Eggnog sat, and he stared out the window.

• Eggnog sat; he stared out the window.

Choose ALL the INDEPENDENT CLAUSES.

• I ate ice cream.

• Before the movie.

• After I went to the park.

• The movie was too long.

• Popcorn.

Choose ALL the DEPENDENT CLAUSES.

• I ate ice cream.

• Before the movie

• After I went to the park

• The movie was too long.

• Popcorn

Choose the sentence that uses a semicolon CORRECTLY.

• The school was; cold.

• The; weather; was; hot; the; school; was; cold;

• The weather was hot; but; the school was cold.

• The weather was hot; the school was cold.