Exploring Dependent and Independent Clauses

The video tutorial explains the concept of clauses in sentences, detailing the components of a clause, such as the subject and predicate. It distinguishes between independent and dependent clauses, illustrating how they form simple and complex sentences. The tutorial also covers different types of clauses, including noun, adjective, and adverb clauses, and provides examples to clarify their functions in sentences. The importance of using a mix of simple and complex sentences for effective writing is emphasized.

What are the two main components of a clause?

• Verb and Adjective

• Subject and Object

• Noun and Verb

• Subject and Predicate

In the sentence 'Tim eats a tasty lunch', what is the subject?

• A tasty lunch

• Eats

• Tim

• Lunch

What is an independent clause?

• A clause that acts as an adjective

• A clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence

• A clause that cannot stand alone

• A clause that acts as an adverb

Which of the following is an example of a simple sentence?

• Tim eats a tasty lunch.

• Because Tim was hungry, he ate lunch.

• Tim eats and Moby watches.

• After Tim ate, he went to play.

What is a dependent clause also known as?

• Complete sentence

• Fragment

• Simple sentence

• Independent clause

Which of the following sentences contains a dependent clause?

• Moby is a robot.

• Tim and Moby are friends.

• Tim eats lunch.

• Because Moby is a robot, he never has to eat.

How can independent clauses be joined together?

• With a semicolon or coordinating conjunctions

• With a period

• With a comma

• With an exclamation mark

Which of the following is a coordinating conjunction?

• And

• Although

• Because

• If

What type of clause is 'what Tim was eating' in the sentence 'Moby wanted to try what Tim was eating'?

• Noun clause

• Adverb clause

• Independent clause

• Adjective clause

Which type of clause tells you when, where, how, or why another clause happens?

• Adjective clause

• Noun clause

• Adverb clause

• Independent clause