Independent Clauses
Subordinate Clauses
Adverb Clauses
Adjective Clauses
Which One?
100
After he fed the cats, he went to soccer practice.
he went to soccer practice
100
While Dad was sleeping, we decorated the house for his birthday.
while dad was sleeping
100
Since the toddler was shy, she hid behind her mother.
since the toddler was shy/hid
100
The runner who came in first is on my cross country team.
who came in first/runner
100
You were always singing when you were little.-you were always singing
independent
200
Just as Terri came in the door, the phone rang.
the phone rang
200
Somoas, which are my favorite girl scout cookie, have been sold out.
which are my favorite girls scout cookie
200
After moving the books, I dusted the shelves.
after moving the books/dusted
200
I want a dog that I can take on long walks.
that-rest of sentence/dog
200
Three elephants towed the logs that had just been cut.-that had just been cut
sub-adj
300
While playing with my friend, after I completed my homework, my dog came running in the yard with my homework papers in his mouth.
my dog-the rest of the sentence
300
The dragon guard the gate where you enter into the castle.
where your enter into the castle
300
Then I put the books back where they belonged.
where they belonged/put
300
The cat that has white fur is our neighborhood cat.
that has whte fur/cat
300

Thomas Edison, who invented light bulb, was very smart.-who invented electricity

sub/adj

400
I will go to the movies over the weekend.
whole sentence
400
After seeing all the spring cothes, while with my friends, I knew I was ready for summer and spring.
after seeing all my spring clothes/while with my friends
400

I took my seatbelt off as soon as the airplane landed.

as soon as the airplane landed/took

400
Those sandals that she is wearing cost 700 dollars.
that she is wearing/sandals
400
When I was a child, my family and I moved across the counry several times because of my father's job.-when I was a child
sub/adv
500
I walk across the street.
whole sentence
500
Bananas, which are the minion's favorite food, are imported from Spain.
which are the minion's favorite food
500
He cleaned his room because it was very messy.
because it was very messy/cleaned
500
Aloe plants, which originated in Africa, are very smooth.
which originated in Africa/plants
500
Divergent, which is my favorite book, will come out as a movie in late March of 2014.-which is my favorite book
sub/adj
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