DEPENDENT AND INDEPENDENT CLAUSES
How can you tell if a clause is independent?
It can stand alone as a complete sentence
What is a comma splice?
When two independent clauses are incorrectly joined with just a comma
Rewrite the sentence “She studied all night she still failed the test” so it is correct using a comma and a conjunction.
“She studied all night, but she still failed the test.”
Which punctuation mark correctly completes the sentence: “She brought everything she needed ___ a notebook, pencils, and her textbook”?
A colon (:)
Which sentence correctly uses an en dash?
A) “The game ended in a 5–3 score.”
B) “The game ended in a 5—3 score.”
A, because an en dash is used for ranges (like scores)
What is a clause called if it starts with a subordinating conjunction like “because” or “although”?
Dependent clause
Is the sentence “I like pizza, I eat it often” correct or does it contain a comma splice?
It contains a comma splice
In the sentence “I was hungry I made a sandwich,” which word could you add to correctly join the two ideas with a comma?
"so"
In the sentence “She had three options: stay home, go out, or call a friend,” why is a colon used?
to introduce a list
What type of dash should be used correctly in the space?
I was thinking about__wait, what was I thinking about?
Em dash
In the sentence “Because she studied, she passed the test,” which part is the dependent clause?
“Because she studied”
How could you fix the sentence “He loves to run, he goes every morning”?
Add a conjunction (e.g., “He loves to run, so he goes every morning”), use a semicolon, or split into two sentences
Rewrite “Although she was nervous she gave her speech the audience applauded” as two complete sentences.
“Although she was nervous, she gave her speech. The audience applauded.”
Why is the semicolon used in the sentence, "I ordered a cheeseburger for lunch; life's too short for counting calories."
It links two closely related independent clauses
What type of dash is this sentence using?
A) The Nobel Prize-winning author
B) The Nobel Prize—winning author
A
What must a clause have in order to be considered independent?
A subject, a verb, and a complete thought
In the sentence “Although she was nervous, she gave her speech, the audience applauded,” which part creates the comma splice, and why?
“she gave her speech, the audience applauded” creates the comma splice because it joins two independent clauses with just a comma without proper punctuation or a conjunction.
In the sentence “She finished her homework she went to bed early,” rewrite it correctly using only one punctuation mark (no added words).
“She finished her homework; she went to bed early.”
Which is correct?
A) She was not prepared for an overnight stay; that is, she had not brought a change of clothes.
B) She was not prepared for an overnight stay: that is; she had not brought a change of clothes.
C) She was not prepared for an overnight stay, that is; she had not brought a change of clothes.
It was.... A!!!
In the sentence “She was finally ready — or so she thought — to take the test,” what is the purpose of the em dashes?
To set off an interrupting or extra thought within the sentence
In the sentence “Although he was tired, he finished his homework, and he went to bed,” how many independent clauses are there?
two
In the sentence “Because he wanted to go to the game, his friends invited him, he couldn’t attend, but he watched it later,” identify all comma splices
There is a comma splice between “his friends invited him” and “he couldn’t attend”
In the sentence “He missed the bus he was late to school he still turned in his assignment,” rewrite it so it is correct using two different methods of fixing run-ons, and keeping it as 1 sentence.
“He missed the bus, so he was late to school; he still turned in his assignment.”
which one is grammatically correct?
A) “He was late: he missed the bus.”
B) “He was late; he missed the bus.”
TRICK QUESTION, both!
Where should the dash go?
A) Lucy the girl—sitting over there eating an ice cream cone is my best friend.
B) Lucy—the girl sitting over there eating an ice cream cone is my best friend.
C)Lucy—the girl sitting over there eating an ice cream cone—is my best friend
C