Phrases and Independent Clauses

I failed my test

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent clause

Sam loved chicken

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent clause

she fell down the stairs

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent clause

the picture is beautiful

• phrase

• independent clause

• dependent clause

Identify the independent clause:

After I graduate from TVI, I hope to work as a nurse at Lovelace hospital

• I hope to work as a nurse at Lovelace hospital

• after I graduate from tvi

• after I graduate

• to work as a nurse

Choose the sentence that correctly combines an independent and a dependent clause.

• While I was walking, I found a coin.

• She dances gracefully.

• After the party.

• The book on the table.

Which of the following is NOT an independent clause?

• She sings beautifully

• If you want to succeed

• The dog barked loudly

• They won the game

Identify the independent clause in the sentence: "Because the weather was bad, the match was postponed."

• Because the weather was bad

• the match was postponed

• the weather was bad

• was postponed

Which of the following is an independent clause?

• Because she was late to class

• She completed her homework

• If you can believe it

• Although he was tired

What is an independent clause?

• a group of words that work together with a subject and predicate and have a subordinating conjunctions.

• a group of words that answer "where?"

• a group of words that work together with a subject and predicate that can be a complete sentence

• a word that describes the subject