Grammar Unit 1 Review/Practice

An __________________clause contains a subject, a verb, and a complete thought. It can stand alone

as a sentence.

• independent

• dependent

• relative

• phrase

A _______________________ clause contains a subject and a verb, but it does not contain a complete thought. It cannot stand alone as a sentence.

• independent

• dependent

• relative

• phrase

A ____________________ is a word group that does not contain its own subject and verb. It cannot stand alone as a sentence.

• independent

• dependent

• relative

• phrase

The acronym AAAWWUBBIS helps you to remember the subordinating conjunctions. If you put an

AAAWWUBBIS in front of a sentence, the sentence becomes a ______________________________

clause.

• independent

• dependent

• relative

• phrase

If you leave a dependent clause or a phrase by itself, what sentence error do you create?

• independent

• dependent

• relative

• sentence fragment

A _____ clause will always begin with one of these five _____ pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that.

• independent

• dependent

• relative

• phrase

Identify the underlined sentence element as either an independent clause, a phrase, a dependent clause, or a relative clause.

After you finish your schoolwork, you may go to the mall.

• independent

• dependent

• relative

• phrase

Identify the underlined sentence element as either an independent clause, a phrase, a dependent clause, or a relative clause.

Praying that the storm would hold off, Brian hurriedly packed his camping supplies.

• independent

• dependent

• relative

• phrase

Identify the underlined sentence element as either an independent clause, a phrase, a dependent clause, or a relative clause.

You may go to the mall after you finish your schoolwork.

• independent

• dependent

• relative

• phrase

Identify the underlined sentence element as either an independent clause, a phrase, a dependent clause, or a relative clause.

 Brian, praying that the storm would hold off, hurriedly packed his camping supplies.

• independent

• dependent

• relative

• phrase