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Understanding Independent and Dependent Clauses

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Understanding Independent and Dependent Clauses

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What is the defining characteristic of a dependent clause?

Contains only a subject

Never has a predicate

Can stand alone as a complete sentence

Begins with a subordinator (correct)

Which of the following is an example of a dependent clause?

Photographers showed up to take pictures.

When the press showed up for photographs. (correct)

The parents asked politely.

The famous children played on the swings.

What is the grammatical element connecting independent and dependent clauses in a complex sentence?

Relative pronoun

Prepositional phrase

Subordinating conjunction (correct)

Verb phrase

In the sentence 'After she mows the lawn, my mother sips lemonade on the porch,' which clause is the independent one?

'my mother sips lemonade on the porch' Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes a phrase from a dependent clause?

Phrases contain a subject and a predicate. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a phrase?

'In the garden' Signup and view all the answers

What type of phrase is 'That rusted car in the yard'?

Noun phrase Signup and view all the answers

Which type of sentence is formed by combining an independent and dependent clause?

Complex sentence Signup and view all the answers

What connects two independent clauses in a compound sentence?

"And" or "or" Signup and view all the answers

In 'When the famous children played on the swings, photographers showed up to take pictures.', what type of clause is 'photographers showed up to take pictures'?

Independent Clause Signup and view all the answers