Independent & Dependent Clauses
After the rain the stopped, we drove to the beach.
Identify the independent clause.
What is- We drove to the beach
What are your goals for the future?
What is-Interrogative
Mary, Alice, and Jesse read in English class twice per week.
What is-Simple
Name 5 Subordinating Conjunctions
What is - After, Although, As, While, When, Until, Because, Before, If, Since
How many independent clauses do you need for a compound-complex sentence?
What is- 2
As Will approached the elevator, his heart began to race.
Identify the dependent clause.
What is -As Will approached the elevator
I can't believe my favorite team won!
What is-Exclamatory
While waiting for the paint to dry, Angela went to Home Depot, and Martin organized the kitchen appliances.
What is- Compound-Complex
Define an independent clause.
What is - A group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought
What do you need to write a complex sentence?
What is -1 independent clause and 1 dependent clause.
Everyone enjoyed the novel while reading in class.
Identify the dependent clause.
What is- while reading in class
Sit down and read your novel in verse.
What is-Imperative
While Ella was walking dogs, they were barking and fighting.
What is- Complex
What two parts are needed for form a complete sentence?
What is - A subject and a predicate
A group of words that may or may not have a subject.
What is - a phrase
If we study hard, we can make an 'A' on the quiz.
Identify the independent clause.
What is- we can make an 'A' on the quiz
The poem was intriguing.
What is - Declarative
The students go to La Centerra on Fridays and they wait for their friends.
What is-Compound
The dogs barked all night long and the neighbors complained.
Identify the simple predicate
What is - barked/complained
We ran the mile around the track in the rain.
Use the sentence above to create a complex sentence.
What is- While it was raining, we ran the mile around the track.
(answers will vary)
True or False: A dependent clause can stand alone.
What is - False.
Explain the difference between and imperative sentence and a declarative sentence.
What is- An imperative sentence gives a command; whereas, a declarative sentence makes a statement.
After the two soccer players lost their game, they joined their other teammates for lunch and coffee.
What is-Complex
(There is only one independent clause.)
What is - For, An, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Create a compound-complex sentence.
What is (answers will vary)