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 while he was thinking about the first week of school while the lighting crashed when the chair crashed to the floor after he had eaten dinner which was still muddy since we have to go to school because he was excited because there was a stranger nearby which was red although it was raining Finish the sentence with a dependent clause:_, we went to the movies. Finish the sentence with an independent clause:The audience cheered _. Finish the sentence with an independent clause:The sun was shining _. Finish the sentence with a dependent clause:After we parked the car _.