Subject
Predicate
Independent
Dependent
Am I A Sentence?
100
Find the subject of this sentence: Bob created a new cat toy from a cardboard box and shoe string.
What is Bob?
100
The word or words in the sentence that tell what the subject is doing or connects what the subject is like.
What is the predicate?
100
What part of this sentence is the independent clause? After Muriel finished her speech, the room erupted into loud cheers and applause.
What is "the room erupted into loud cheers and applause?"
100
What is the dependent clause in this sentence? My grandmother gave me a bracelet that had once been my great-grandmother's.
What is "that had once been my great-grandmother's"?
100
Running wildly through the streets of New York City.
What is No.
200
The person or thing that is doing the action in a sentence or a clause.
What is the subject of a sentence?
200
What is the predicate of this sentence? After breakfast, the boys and their father left for a day of deer hunting.
What is left?
200
What is the independent clause in this sentence? The train from Philadelphia was running late because the original conductor became ill.
What is "The train from Philadelphia was running late"?
200
What is the dependent clause in this sentence? While my brothers slept upstairs, I escaped out the backdoor and went swimming in the neighbor's pool.
What is "while my brothers slept upstairs"?
200
The edge of the forest was a frightening place for the deer to be.
What is Yes.
300
What is the subject in this sentence? Marching down the street, Karen and Phillip drew attention for their crazy costumes and loud music.
What is Karen and Phillip?
300
What is the predicate in this sentence? Lisa and Allya were shooting hoops in the backyard.
What is shooting?
300
What is the independent clause in this sentence? My family gathered sea shells on the Florida beach.
What is "My family gathered sea shells on the Florida beach"?
300
What is the dependent clause of this sentence? Since the people of the area were massacred, the land returned to lush forest and tall prairie grasses.
What is "since the people of the area were massacred"?
300
The large castle behind the Gossamer Mountains.
What is No
400
What is the subject in this sentence? Wandering away from the house.
What is nothing--there is no subject?
400
What is the predicate of this sentence? Matilda and Jose were climbing and scrambling all over the hills all afternoon long.
What are climbing and scrambling?
400
What is the independent clause in this sentence? Because the firearm law had been lifted.
What is none--there is no independent clause?
400
A dependent clause must begin with one of these two kinds of words.
What is a relative pronoun or a subordinating conjunction?
400
My sister and brother were lined up and ready to go to the mall.
What is yes
500
What is the subject in this sentence? The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is planning to perform at the inauguration.
What is The Mormon Tabernacle Choir?
500
The Horowitz's silver, Mercedes-Benz sedan with the rose gold hubcaps.
What is none--there is no predicate?
500
Identify the independent clause in this sentence: Mario, my cat, was my first pet ever, and I will love him forever.
What is "Mario, my cat, was my first pet ever" and what is "I will love him forever"?
500
What is the dependent clause in this sentence? Madison, Wisconsin, is a great place to shop although it is a long drive from where I live.
What is "although it is a long drive" and "where I live"?
500
I was chasing my dog through the park.
What is Yes
Continue
ESC
Reveal Correct Response
Spacebar
M
e
n
u
Team 1
0
+
-
Dependent and Independent Clauses
No teams
1 team
2 teams
3 teams
4 teams
5 teams
6 teams
7 teams
8 teams
9 teams
10 teams
Custom
Press
F11
Select menu option
View > Enter Fullscreen
for full-screen mode
Edit
•
Print
•
Download
•
Embed
•
Share
JeopardyLabs