Independent Clauses
Subordinate Clauses
Which Clause?
Subordinate
Independent
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What is another term for "independent clause"?
What is "Main Clause".
100
What is another term for "subordinate clause"?
What is "dependent clause"
100
What type of clause is this? I love going to the movies
What is "independent"?
100
What is the subordinate clause? The dog acted as if it understood French.
What is "as if it understood French"?
100
What is the independent clause? Dario folded the towels so that they would fit in the cupboard.
What is "Dario folded the towels"?
200
What is the independent clause? Some cobras squirt poison when they are attacked.
What is "some cobras squirt poison"?
200
What is the subordinate clause? This is the trophy that our soccer team won.
What is "that our soccer team won"?
200
What type of clause is this? is the story
What is "subordinate"?
200
What is the subordinate clause? We were surprised when we found the cat playing happily with the dog.
What is "when we found the cat playing happily with the dog"?
200
What is the independent clause? If we leave now, we can beat the traffic to the stadium.
What is "we can beat the traffic to the stadium"?
300
What is the independent clause? Dr. Zamora left the dinner party before the main course was served.
What is "Dr. Zamora left the dinner party"?
300
What is the subordinate clause? The campers fished until they were exhausted.
What is "until they were exhausted"?
300
What type of clause is this? because the work had not been completed
What is "subordinate"?
300
What is a fragment? How can a fragment be corrected?
A fragment is an incomplete sentence that can be corrected by adding an independent clause.
300

How do you define a "comma splice"?

A comma splice is the combination of two independent clauses with a comma. A comma splice is not grammatically correct.

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 We waited until the bell rang, we left the classroom. 
(Teacher approval)
400
(True or False) Use a comma to separate the subordinate clause at the beginning of a sentence, but usually not when the subordinate clause is at the end.
 True
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What type of clause is this? that photograph is striking
What is "independent"?
400
What is a complex sentence?
A complex sentence includes an independent and dependent clause.
400
True or false: the following sentence is accurate.. "We wanted to study, we reviewed notes in the library."

Why?

False: The following sentence is NOT correct.
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What is the independent clause? Before we begin the meeting, let me introduce the newest member of our team.
What is "let me introduce the newest member of our team"?
500
What is the subordinate clause? Our planet that has often excited the imaginations of science fiction writers is Mars, often called the red planet.
 There is no subordinate clause.
500
What is the correct way to combine 2 independent clauses?
Semicolon or , and FANBOYS
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Compose a complex sentence.
(teacher approval)
500

It was raining, the race continued as planned.  

It was raining, but the race continued as planned.They are both independent clauses.

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