independent clauses
An independent clause
What is a stand alone sentence with a subject and predict?
This type of clause cannot stand alone as a sentence.
What is a dependent clause?
This type of sentence incorrectly joins two independent clauses without proper punctuation.
What is a run-on sentence?
A sentence with one independent clause.
Answer: What is a simple sentence?
This punctuation mark separates items in a list.
What is a comma?
Identify the independent clause: “I finished my homework before dinner.”
Answer: What is “I finished my homework”?
Identify the dependent clause: “When the bell rang, students left the room.”
What is “When the bell rang”?
Identify the run-on: “I was tired I went to bed.”
What is “I was tired I went to bed.”?
Identify the type: “I went to the store.”
What is a simple sentence?
This punctuation mark joins two closely related independent clauses.
What is a semicolon?
Which part of this sentence is independent? “Because it was raining, we stayed inside.”
What is “we stayed inside”?
This word often begins a dependent clause: because, although, when.
What is a subordinating conjunction?
Which fix correctly repairs this run-on? “She loves music she plays guitar.”
What is adding a comma and conjunction, semicolon, or separating into two sentences?
Identify the type: “I went to the store, and I bought snacks.”
Answer: What is a compound sentence?
This punctuation mark introduces a list or explanation after an independent clause.
What is a colon?
This sentence contains two independent clauses: “I wanted to go, but I was too tired.”
What are “I wanted to go” and “I was too tired”?
Why is this NOT a complete sentence? “After the movie ended.”
What is it is a dependent clause with no independent clause?
This punctuation mark can correctly fix a run-on without adding a conjunction.
What is a semicolon?
Identify the type: “Because I was late, I missed the bus.”
What is a complex sentence?
Choose the correct punctuation: “I had three goals ___ finish homework, study, and sleep.”
What is a colon?
Explain why this is an independent clause: “The team won the championship."
What is it has a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought?
Identify the dependent clause in this sentence: “She smiled as the crowd cheered loudly.”
What is “as the crowd cheered loudly”?
Rewrite this run-on correctly: “The test was hard I studied anyway.”
What is “The test was hard, but I studied anyway.” (or another correct fix)
This sentence type contains two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
Fix the punctuation: “I wanted to go; but I had no ride.”
What is replace the semicolon with a comma or remove “but”?