Clauses and Complete Sentences

Master clauses and sentences! Practice identifying independent and dependent clauses.

BrainPop Clauses Clause: groups of words that contain a subject and a predicateIndependent clause – part of a sentence (separated with a comma) that makes a complete sentence on its ownDependent Clause-part of a sentence (separated with a comma) that contains a subject and a predicate but does not make a complete sentence on its own Sort the clauses between independent and dependent clauses Independent Mothra is a giant moth, Bryan was nervous This project will take me hours please answer the phone Dependent and he loves to destroy cities Because he was talking to a girl unless someone helps me When Julie calls you Subject: A person or thing performing an action Complex Sentence: Has one independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses Predicate: The verb and any supporting words that describe the action Clauses: A phrase describing someone or something performing an action After the curtains opened, Finish the sentence to make it complete Before arriving at the movie theater, Finish the sentence to make it complete Without buying tickets first, Finish the sentence to make it complete Which of the following is a dependent clause? The Giants won the Super Bowl They beat the Patriots Since they were a better team Eli Manning played a great game