Question

whats the deal with clauses? an independent clause must have a subject (the \what\) and a predicate (the \did what\). it must express a complete thought. independent clauses can stand on their own as complete sentences. what did what. the dog jumped. i laughed. a dependent clause is not a complete thought; it is either missing information that completes the idea or starts with a subordinating conjunction. lets practice! are these clauses independent or dependent? circle \i\ for independent or \d\ for dependent. 1. \although i like going to the movies.\ i d 2. \elephants are my favorite animal.\ i d 3. \the yankees are a better baseball team than the rangers.\ i d 4. \because he broke his left arm.\ i d 5. \whenever i get too tired.\ i d 6. \once you finish your dinner.\ i d 7. \he waited until the sun came out.\ i d 8. \my cat is being crazy today!\ i d some subordinating conjunctions: after, in order to, unless, although, once, until, as, provided that, when, because, rather than, whenever, before, since, where, despite, so that, whereas, even if, than, wherever, even though, that, whether, if, though, while © 2017 aubrey rieder & miss rieders readers - for teachers pay teachers 1

Explanation:

1. Starts with sub - ordinating conjunction "Although", not a complete thought.
2. Has subject "Elephants" and predicate "are my favorite animal", complete thought.
3. Has subject "The Yankees" and predicate "are a better baseball team than the Rangers", complete thought.
4. Starts with sub - ordinating conjunction "Because", not a complete thought.
5. Starts with sub - ordinating conjunction "Whenever", not a complete thought.
6. Starts with sub - ordinating conjunction "Once", not a complete thought.
7. Starts with sub - ordinating conjunction "until", not a complete thought.
8. Has subject "My cat" and predicate "is being crazy today", complete thought.

Answer:

1. D. Dependent
2. I. Independent
3. I. Independent
4. D. Dependent
5. D. Dependent
6. D. Dependent
7. D. Dependent
8. I. Independent