Independent and Dependent Clauses/Crossword Puzzles
100
Teachers at a school or university.
faculty
100
I _______ a flower on the table.
laid
100
Would you like soda ____ juice?
or
100
The act of combining.
conjunction
100
I don't know what do do.
Independent clause: I don't know
Dependent clause: what to do.
200
I offer my _____________ for your loss.
condolences
200
Did you _____ down on the couch where I had ______ my food?
lie, laid
200
He swam ___________ against the current, hoping that he would not be sucked out into the big waves.
frantically
200
The Dodgers are my favorite team, but they haven't won in 24 years.
Independent clause:The Dodgers are my favorite team.
Depedent clause: but they haven't won in 24 years.
300
If you leave __________ like milk or meat out at room temperature during the summer, they will spoil very quickly.
perishable
300
I finally _____ down yesterday. It had been a long week, and I hadn't ______ down at all until yesterday.
lay, lain.
300
Due to their unwanted presence in most houses, mice and rats are considered ______________.
varmints
300
Although the team was down by 20 points, they came back and won in the fourth quarter.
Independent clause: They came back and won in the fourth quarter.
Dependent clause: Although the team was down by 20 points
400
The monster in the movie looked absolutely __________.
hideous
400
Did you ________ the clothes on the dresser like I asked you too?
lay
400
It was a perfect date: A romantic movie, a ___________ along the edge of the ocean, and a candlelight dinner at a five star restaurant.
stroll
400
I don't know where I'm going, but I'll call you when I get there.
Independent Clause 1: I don't know
Dependent Clause 1: where I'm going
Independent Clause 2: I'll call you
Dependent Clause 2: when I get there
500
"Outbreak," a movie starring Dustin Hoffman, is a fictional story about an effort to ______________ a lethal disease in a small Colorado town.
quarantine
500
During Watergate, Richard Nixon ordered men to break into his election opponent's headquarters and plant secret recorders so he could _________ on his opponent's election plans.
eavesdrop
500
What are the four parts to a puzzle?
1. The title
2. The instructions
3. The actual puzzle
4. The answer sheets