Independent and dependent clauses and the four basic sentence structures, with example sentences for each.
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- What is an independent clause?
- A clause with a subject and verb that expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence.
- How do you identify an independent clause?
- It must have a subject, a predicate, and express a complete thought.
- Can an independent clause stand alone as a sentence?
- Yes, it expresses a complete thought by itself.
- Which is an independent clause: "after the storm" or "the rain stopped"?
- "The rain stopped" is independent because it has a subject and expresses a complete thought.
- Can an independent clause have a compound subject?
- Yes, two or more subjects can be joined by a conjunction (and, or).
- Can an independent clause have a compound predicate?
- Yes, two or more verbs can be joined by a conjunction.
- What is a dependent clause?
- A clause with a subject and verb that does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone.
- Can a dependent clause stand alone as a sentence?
- No, it leaves the reader hanging and requires an independent clause to complete the thought.
- What is a subordinating conjunction?
- A word that connects a dependent clause to an independent clause.
- Name three subordinating conjunctions.
- Examples: because, when, if, although, after, before, since, unless, while
- What makes a clause dependent instead of independent?
- A subordinating conjunction at the beginning that makes it unable to stand alone.
- Does a dependent clause have a subject and verb?
- Yes, but the subordinating conjunction makes it depend on an independent clause.
- What is a simple sentence?
- A sentence with one independent clause and no dependent clauses.
- Can a simple sentence have a compound subject and a compound predicate?
- Yes, as long as it remains one independent clause.
- Is this a simple sentence: "The cat slept on the couch"?
- Yes, it has one independent clause and no dependent clauses.