
What Is a Clause: Independent and Dependent Clauses
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Nedra Holmes-Goodloe
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What Is a Clause: Independent and Dependent Clauses
by Nedra Holmes-Goodloe
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Multiple Choice
Identify the complete subject in the following sentence.
Mae and Anna went to the store to buy flowers.
Mae
Mae and Anna
went
went to the store to buy flowers
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Multiple Choice
Identify the complete predicate in the following sentence.
Mae and Anna went to the store to buy flowers.
Mae
Mae and Anna
went
went to the store to buy flowers
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Subject and Predicate
YOUR TURN: Find this section in your notes. Then underline the subject & highlight the predicate.
Mae and Anna went to the store to buy flowers.
He won, but he forgot to claim the prize!
Amanda and Luke play soccer and golf.
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Independent Clauses
YOUR TURN: Find this section in your notes. Underline the subject & highlight the predicate.
She rode her bike to town.
The teacher graded the tests.
Three ducks swam in a pond and splashed.
Enrique and Emily studied in the library.
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Dependent Clauses
YOUR TURN: Find this section in your notes. Underline the subject & highlight the predicate.
Although he prefers to cook Italian food…
Before she did all of her homework…
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Multiple Choice
Identify each underlined group of words as an independent or a dependent clause.
When Amber Lynn Coffman was only nine years old, she wrote a book report about a biography of Mother Teresa.
indenpendent clause
dependent clause
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Multiple Choice
Identify each underlined group of words as an independent or a dependent clause.
The book inspired her to volunteer at a shelter for the homeless when she was ten years old.
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Multiple Choice
Identify each underlined group of words as an independent or a dependent clause.
Because Amber wanted to do more, she started an organization.
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Multiple Choice
Identify each underlined group of words as an independent or a dependent clause.
Amber and 14 other student volunteers prepared 600 bag lunches each week.
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Multiple Choice
Identify each underlined group of words as an independent or a dependent clause.
They did this so that homeless people in their town of Glen Burnie, Maryland, could have a good meal.
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Multiple Choice
Identify each underlined group of words as an independent or a dependent clause.
While Amber prepared lunches each week, she thought about doing something special for the holiday season.
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Multiple Choice
Identify each underlined group of words as an independent or a dependent clause.
She organized a huge gift drive, which was very successful.
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Multiple Choice
Identify each underlined group of words as an independent or a dependent clause.
People donated small, useful gifts that were wrapped by volunteers.
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Multiple Choice
Identify each underlined group of words as an independent or a dependent clause.
Amber’s work inspired other students around the country because they saw the power of one student to help others.
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Multiple Choice
Identify each underlined group of words as an independent or a dependent clause.
Now Amber’s organization exists in aout 30 states, and her efforts have been recognized nationally.
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What Is a Clause: Independent and Dependent Clauses
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