Sentence Parts
The name of a group of words that can stand alone as a complete thought.
What is simple sentence or independent clause.
Subordinate conjunction that shows time.
What is when?
Combine into a complex sentence. "The dog barked." "The mail carrier arrived."
What is "The dog barked when the mail carrier arrived."
Identify whether the italicized part is independent or dependent. "After school, I went home."
What is dependent clause?
Change this fragment to a full complex sentence: "Because she was hungry."
Any possible answer
What is dependent clause (subordinate clause)?
Fill in the blank: I will start my homework ________ I finish my snack.
What is after or when?
Combine into one complex sentence. "I read my book." "It was raining outside."
Identify the independent clause. "Because the cake burned, we ordered pizza."
What is "We ordered pizza?"
Make a full complex sentence: "While running, the bus."
What is While I was running, I missed the bus."
Any possible answer.
Give one example of an independent clause about school.
Any appropriate independent clause. Example "The class cheered."
Subordinating cunjunction shows reason.
What is although?
Fix this run-on by making it a complex sentence: "Tom studied hard he wanted to get an A."
What is "Tom studied hard because he wanted to get an A."
Write the dependent clause: "If it snows tomorrow, we will build a snowman."
What is "If it snows tomorrow?"
Combine "I like soccer. I practice every weekend." Make it a complex sentence.
What is "I like soccer because I practice every weekend." or "Because I like soccer, I practice every weekend?"
Give one example of a dependent clause that begins with "because."
Example "Because she saved her allowance." Any possible answer.
Three subordinating conjunctions students often use to begin dependent clauses.
What is because, although, when, if, since, after, before, unless?
Combine and improve: "The team won the game." "They had practiced every day." Add a dependent clause and a time word.
What is "The team won the game because they had practiced every game." or "After they had practiced every day, the team won the game."
Label the clauses in: "When the bell rang, the students cheered because they finished the test."
What is dependent "When the bell rang?" What is independent "The students cheered because they finished the test."
Fix and combine these mistakes into a clear complex sentence, correcting punctuation and missing words: "Even though he tried hard he, didnt finish the puzzle because the pieces were missing."
What is "Even though he tried hard, he didn't finish the puzzle because some pieces were missing."
Explain briefly how an independent clause and subordinate clause work together to make a complex sentence.
What is she practiced piano because she wanted to perform well?
Rewrite this pair into a complex sentence that shows contrast: "He wanted to play video games." "He finished his chores first."
What is "Although he wanted to play video games, he finished his chores first."
Explain why the clause starting with "although" is dependent in this sentence: "Although she was tired, she finished her homework."
What is "although" introduces a clause that cannot stand alone and depends on the main clause of the meaning?
Rewrite this long sentence into one clear, correctly punctuated complex sentence that shows cause and result, and corrects word order: "Because the alarm didn't go off we woke up late the bus had already left so we ran to school panting."
What is "Because the alarm didn't go off, we woke up late. The bus had already left, so we ran to school panting." or "Because the alarm didn't go off, we woke up late, and the bus had already left, so we ran to school panting?"