Dependent and independent clauses
How many independent clauses are in the sentence.
While we waited for the test to start, we had a good breakfast.
1
Is the sentence simple or compound
The bug crawled over the table.
simple
Asleep on the refrigerator, Aveley could not find her cat.
Aveley could not find her cat asleep on the refrigerator.
The cyber truck, a very ugly car, drove past me on the turnpike.
A very ugly car
How many independent clauses are in the sentence
Judah played a game on his computer, but he finished his homework first.
2
What are the independent clauses
Bailey walked Smalls, but he was not in the mood.
Bailey walked Smalls
He was not in the mood.
Running quickly the backpack was hard to carry.
The songwriter Phil Wickham writes Christian music
Phil Wickham
What is the dependent clause
Because Agnessa wanted to answer the question, she kept her hand up
because agnessa wanted to answer the question
Is this a compound sentence?
Before we went to the coffee shop, Noelle wanted to go to the bookstore.
no
There is only one independent clause
Covered in chocolate, Mary ate her cake.
Mary ate the chocolate covered cake.
My favorite middle school English teacher Miss Marks is wearing a game show host jacket.
Miss Marks
What is the independent clause
Before Miss Marks opened her laptop, she ate breakfast.
she ate breakfast
Simple or compound
Ellie saw David at Sight and sound, and her family had a great time.
compound
She served sandwiches to the children on paper plates.
she served sandwiches on paper plates to children.
After going to Barnes and Noble, a chain bookstore, we got Starbucks.
a chain bookstore
What are the independent clauses
The song The Jesus Way by Phil Wickham came out in 2023, and The King is in the Room came out in 2024.
The song the Jesus Way by Phil Wickham came out in 2023
The King is in the Room came out in 2024
Simple or compound
Because we had school, we could not go to the musical, but we went to another one in the summer.
compound
we almost ate all the cookies
We ate almost all the cookies
Is the appositive restrictive or unrestrictive.
The book The Chocolate Touch is a classic for kids.
restrictive