Independent Dependent Clause Sentence Combining

Which of the following sentences correctly combines an independent and a dependent clause?

• Grandpa is taking a nap because he is tired.

• Because he is tired.

• After we finish basketball practice.

Which of the following sentences is an independent clause?

• While I was studying at university.

• After we finish basketball practice.

• The boys ate pizza for dinner.

• Because he is tired.

What is a dependent clause?

• A clause that forms a complete thought.

• A clause that contains a subject and a verb but does not form a complete thought.

• A clause that can stand alone as a sentence.

• A clause that does not contain a verb.

Which of the following is a dependent clause?

• We live in a beautiful city.

• The children invented a new game to play at the park.

• The boys played football with their friends last night.

• Before I moved to Italy.

What is the role of a subordinating conjunction in a dependent clause?

• It helps the clause to stand alone.

• It connects the clause to an independent clause.

• It makes the clause a complete thought.

• It removes the need for a subject in the clause.

Identify the independent clause in the sentence: 'When I was a child, I loved going fishing.'

• Identify the independent clause in the sentence: 'When I was a child, I loved going fishing.'

• I loved going fishing.

• When I was a child, I loved going fishing.

• None of the above.

When combining two independent clauses, you can use...

• a semicolon.

• a comma.

• a comma and a FANBOY.

• no punctuation.

Which of the following sentences correctly uses two clauses.

• We should get ice cream; after we finish basketball practice.

• After we finish basketball practice.

• After we finish basketball practice, we should get ice cream.

• We should get ice cream.

A complete sentence is also know as an

• independent clause

• dependent clause

• phrase

• fragment

A dependent clause

• has a subject and predicate, but not a complete thought

• is also known as an independent clause

• has a complete thought