Independent And Subordinate Clauses Quiz

The sentence "You can keep your privileges as long as we continue to see progress" contains a subordinate clause. The main clause is "You can keep your privileges," and it is dependent on the subordinate clause "as long as we continue to see progress" to provide the condition or circumstance under which the privileges can be kept.

The given sentence "Jason took a nap before he left for his friend's house" is an independent clause because it can stand alone as a complete sentence and expresses a complete thought. It has a subject (Jason) and a predicate (took a nap before he left for his friend's house) and does not rely on any other clause to make sense.

The sentence "Although you may disagree, I still say Sheila is the best person for the job" is a subordinate clause. It introduces a contrast or condition (the disagreement of others) and is dependent on the main clause for its complete meaning. The main clause is not provided in this sentence, so it is clear that it relies on another clause to express a complete thought.

The statement "I'm bringing my homework along” is an independent clause. It can stand alone as a complete sentence because it expresses a complete thought with a subject and a predicate. The next part of the sentence provides additional information about the action of bringing the homework and is considered a subordinate clause.

 The clause “Before you go” requires additional information to be a complete thought. Therefore, the correct answer is "Subordinate," which means that the statement is a subordinate clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

The clause "Paula decided to walk to the store instead of driving" can stand alone as a complete sentence, expressing a complete thought. It does not depend on any other clause to make sense. Therefore, it is an independent clause.

The given sentence, "I knew this was going to be an exciting game when Andrew took his first swing," contains a dependent clause ("when Andrew took his first swing") that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. This clause is dependent on the main clause ("I knew this was going to be an exciting game") to make sense. Therefore, the correct answer is "Subordinate," indicating that the clause is a subordinate or dependent clause.

The clause “”In order to be respectful of the presenters” is dependent on the main clause and cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. Therefore, the word "subordinate" is the correct answer as it describes a dependent clause.

This sentence is an example of an independent clause because it can stand alone as a complete sentence. It expresses a complete thought with a subject ("they") and a verb ("see"). Subordinate clauses, on the other hand, cannot stand alone and depend on an independent clause to form a complete sentence.

The phrase "It seemed like only yesterday” dependent clause because it cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. The clause is dependent on the rest of the sentence to provide a subject and a predicate, so therefore the clause is subordinate.