Independent and Dependent Clauses

Learn to identify independent and dependent clauses!

Types of Clauses - Video! Watch the video and then answer the questions that follow. Clause Matching Match each word with its correct definition. clause a group of words that has a subject and verb team independent clause has a subject and verb - makes sense and is a complete thought dependent clause has a subject and verb - needs more information to make sense. Is the clause independentor dependent: The cat is sleeping independent dependent Is the clause independentor dependent: When the cat is sleeping independent dependent Is the clause independentor dependent: I was watching TV independent dependent Is the clause independentor dependent: While I was watching TV independent dependent Is the clause independentor dependent: I studied hard for my test independent dependent Is the clause independentor dependent: Because I studied hard for my test independent dependent Clause Sort: Read each clause and sort them based on whether they are INDEPENDENTor DEPENDENTclauses. Independent Clauses she picked up a toy spot barked his mother baked cookies benjamin buttoned his coat the thunder crashed her car pulled into the driveway a neighbor knocked on the door the cat ran the mouse skittered across the floor the boy cheered players entered the field Dependent Clauses which was shiny and clean that her brother wanted while he was thinking about the first week of school while the lighting crashed when the chair crashed to the floor since the room was very noisy since we have to go to school because he was excited because he did not like the weather when the door opened although he is old since he was scared although it was raining