Clauses: Independent and Dependent

Clauses: Independent and Dependent

11th Grade · ELA · 60 min

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Learning Objective

I can distinguish between dependent and independent clauses and use them correctly in complex sentences.

  • 1

    An independent clause contains both a subject and a predicate and can stand alone as a sentence.

  • 2

    Dependent clauses, also known as subordinate clauses, also contain a subject and a verb, but cannot stand alone and need an independent clause to make sense.

  • 3

    Unlike clauses, phrases do NOT contain both a subject and predicate, and examples of phrases include noun phrases, prepositional phrases, and verb phrases.