Independent and Dependent clauses

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a complete thought that can stand by itself as a sentence.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence.

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Identify the type of clause: 'The audience applauded.'

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Independent clause.

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Identify the type of clause: 'Because we couldn't find the theater.'

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Dependent (subordinate) clause.

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Which of the following is a dependent clause? 'Why he missed the train.'

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Correct, it is a dependent clause.

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Which of the following is an independent clause? 'My mom is a nice person.'

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Correct, it is an independent clause.

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What is the main difference between independent and dependent clauses?

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Independent clauses can stand alone as sentences, while dependent clauses cannot.

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Give an example of an independent clause.

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'She loves to read books.'

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Give an example of a dependent clause.

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'Although it was raining.'

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What punctuation is often used to connect independent clauses?

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A comma followed by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).