Independent Clauses
Although his mother warned him not to look at the sun, John looked at the rising sun.
John looked at the rising sun
Around the corner.
Phrase or Clause?
Phrase.
Since he moved
dependent
Jason was wondering where his friend was.
Identify the dependent clause.
Where his friend was.
The boy finished even though he worked quickly.
The boy finished
Since he won the lottery, Jacob will gain a lot of money
Jacob will gain a lot of money.
on the floor nect to the table
Phrase or Clause?
Phrase
he still trudged to the next class
independent
He did not want her to go to the movies since she wasn't feeling well.
since she wasn't feeling well
The girl was in a haunted house, so she was very scared.
The girl was in the haunted house
she was very scared
He will die if he eats poinsoned food.
He will die.
he looked down the well
Clause or phrase?
Clause
If Carl locked the door
dependent
Jack wondered how he got up on the roof.
how he got up on the roof
The dog was tired after he chased the squirrel all over the yard.
The dog was tired
Even though she was tired, she pulled herself out of bed.
She pulled herself out of bed.
Snowflaked dancing through the air
phrase
Jack wakes up and then goes to exercise.
independent
Although you were first, I need the book.
Identify the dependent clause
Althrough you were first
The dog was energetic, but he needed to calm down.
The dog was energetic
He needed to calm down
He rolls his eyes whenever someone annoys him
He rolls his eyes
Stop
Phrase or Clause?
Clause
don't
independent
He thought he knew the way until he realized we were lost.
Identify the dependent clause
until he realized we were lost
Since Jack won the contest, he celebrated.
he celebrated