Punctuating Dependent and Indpedent Clauses
Authored by Jennifer Moreno
English
9th - 10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these is a dependent clause?
The turtles have been sleeping.
The turtles sleep.
The turtles are sleeping.
While the turtles slept.
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CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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.
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CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these is an independent clause?
When crabs fight.
The crabs are fighting.
While fighting.
Since the crabs fought.
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CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is an independent clause?
Although sharks circled the boat.
Until sharks circled the boat.
While circling the boat.
Sharks circled the boat.
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CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which needs a comma?
Because the night was dark we could see the plankton.
We could see the plankton because the night was dark.
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CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which needs a comma?
While we swam in the ocean we saw seagulls.
We saw seagulls while we swam in the ocean.
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CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which needs a comma?
Once we arrived at the waterfall we heard the frogs.
We heard the frogs once we arrived at the waterfall.
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CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
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