with my uncle
Ex. running backwards
a tall man
to sing the blues
Clause: a group of words that has a subject and a verb
Independent (Main) Clause: expresses a complete thought
Ex. She watched the movie.
Dependent (Subordinate) Clause: expresses an incomplete thought and functions as a single part of speech
Ex. When I was young,...
Practice: Choose the correct answer for the highlighted text.
1) The girl plays her music loudly.
a) dependent clause b) independent clause c) phrase
2) The coin that we found on the beach is quite old.
a) dependent clause b) independent clause c) phrase
3) While the team was celebrating, the coach was speaking with the media.
a) dependent clause b) independent clause c) phrase
4) A company obsessed with profit may harm the environment.
a) dependent clause b) independent clause c) phrase
5) Her Gremlin, the world’s ugliest car, is her pride and joy.
a) dependent clause b) independent clause c) phrase
6) He hopes that he can evaluate the evidence.
a) dependent clause b) independent clause c) phrase
7) She prefers counting dollar bills to counting sheep when trying to fall asleep.
a) dependent clause b) independent clause c) phrase
8) Her sister Alice, an electrician from Delaware, is very sensitive.
a) dependent clause b) independent clause c) phrase
9) When he was running for the endzone, the fullback tripped.
a) dependent clause b) independent clause c) phrase
10) A cold winter is what we all expected.
a) dependent clause b) independent clause c) phrase
11) She hopes to finish the project that she started this past year.
a) dependent clause b) independent clause c) phrase
12) Before answering the question, Bernard considered all of the options.
a) dependent clause b) independent clause c) phrase
13) They went to the opera last week, but Sally hated every minute of it.
a) dependent clause b) independent clause c) phrase
14) Because she was determined, the author toured hundreds of cities.
a) dependent clause b) independent clause c) phrase
15) We'll show you the plan for building the library.
a) dependent clause b) independent clause c) phrase