Phrases Dependent Clauses and Independent Clauses

because she cried

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent clause

I failed my test

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent clause

after I walked away from the explosion

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent clause

as Sarah rode the flying pig

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent clause

Read the following sentence carefully and identify the part in red as a phrase, independent clause, or subordinate/dependent clause.
Although math makes me nervous, I did well on my test.

• Phrase

• Independent Clause

• Dependent/Subordinate Clause

So I'm earning an A on this quiz.

• Phrase

• Dependent Clause

• Independent Clause

As it began to snow on the roads.

• Phrase

• Dependent Clause

• Independent Clause

Is the following underlined part a dependent or independent clause?

After the game, we went to McDonalds.

• Dependent clause

• Independent clause

Can stand by itself or with a dependent clause.

• Prepositional phrase

• Dependent clause

• independent clause

Clauses have a subject AND verb and can be broken down into:
1. Independent Clauses
2. Dependent/Subordinate Clauses

• True

• False