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What is the defining characteristic of a dependent clause?
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?
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?
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?
In the sentence 'After she mows the lawn, my mother sips lemonade on the porch,' which clause is the independent one?
What distinguishes a phrase from a dependent clause?
What distinguishes a phrase from a dependent clause?
Which of the following is an example of a phrase?
Which of the following is an example of a phrase?
What type of phrase is 'That rusted car in the yard'?
What type of phrase is 'That rusted car in the yard'?
Which type of sentence is formed by combining an independent and dependent clause?
Which type of sentence is formed by combining an independent and dependent clause?
What connects two independent clauses in a compound sentence?
What connects two independent clauses in a compound sentence?
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'?
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'?
