Independent and Dependent Clauses
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English
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6th - 8th Grade
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Hard
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a clause?
Back
A group of words that belong together with a subject and a verb.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is an independent or main clause?
Back
It has a subject and a verb, expresses a complete thought, and can stand alone.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a dependent or subordinate clause?
Back
It has a subject and a verb, does not express a complete thought, and cannot stand alone.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify the type of clause: [This acid also attacks your stomach lining,] which protects itself by secreting an alkali bicarbonate solution.
Back
Independent/Main Clause
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify the type of clause: [They all spin in the same direction] counterclockwise if observed from ‘above’ – except Uranus and Venus.
Back
Independent/Main Clause
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify the type of clause: Our Solar System started off as a swirling cloud of dust and gas [before it eventually collapsed into a spinning disc with the Sun at its centre.]
Back
Dependent/Subordinate Clause
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the function of an independent clause in a sentence?
Back
It can stand alone as a complete sentence.
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