Dependent and Independent Clauses
Grade 7•45 minutes
Learning Objective
I can identify independent and dependent clauses within sentences.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. What are the two essential components that a group of words must have to be considered a clause?
2. Explain the key difference between an independent clause and a dependent clause.
3. Identify the independent clause in the following sentence: "Because it was raining, we stayed inside."
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