Exploring Independent and Dependent Clauses

What is a clause?

• A group of words with a subject and a verb

• A single word

• A group of words without a verb

• A punctuation mark

Which of the following is an independent clause?

• When the dog barked

• Because I was hungry

• While the student ate dinner

• The student ate dinner

What does a dependent clause need to make sense?

• A verb

• A subject

• A punctuation mark

• More information

Which of the following sentences contains both an independent and a dependent clause?

• The dog barked

• The cat ran away

• I did my homework

• Before I did my homework, I helped my brother

Identify the dependent clause in the sentence: 'When the dog barked, the cat ran away.'

• The cat ran away

• The dog barked

• The dog

• When the dog barked

What is the role of a subordinating conjunction?

• To replace a noun

• To end a sentence

• To start a dependent clause

• To join two independent clauses

Which of the following is a subordinating conjunction?

• And

• Although

• But

• Or

What happens when you add a subordinator to an independent clause?

• It turns into a question

• It becomes a sentence fragment

• It becomes a dependent clause

• It remains an independent clause

Which sentence is an example of a dependent clause?

• The dog barked

• After swimming in the ocean

• The cat is sleeping

• I went to the park

What should you do if you don't understand independent and dependent clauses?

• Ask for help

• Skip the assignment

• Ignore the problem

• Read the prompts in IXL