Examples for Identify dependent and independent clauses :
1. Independent Clauses:
- “She dances gracefully.”
- Subject: She
- Predicate: dances gracefully
- “The dog barked loudly.”
- Subject: The dog
- Predicate: barked loudly
- “He enjoys hiking.”
- Subject: He
- Predicate: enjoys hiking
- “The sun is shining.”
- Subject: The sun
- Predicate: is shining
- “They finished their project.”
- Subject: They
- Predicate: finished their project
- “I like chocolate.”
- Subject: I
- Predicate: like chocolate
- “The kids played outside.”
- Subject: The kids
- Predicate: played outside
- “She reads novels.”
- Subject: She
- Predicate: reads novels
- “The restaurant is busy.”
- Subject: The restaurant
- Predicate: is busy
- “We watched a movie.”
- Subject: We
- Predicate: watched a movie
2. Dependent Clauses:
- “because it was raining”
- Subject: it
- Predicate: was raining
- Subordinating Conjunction: because
- “if you finish early”
- Subject: you
- Predicate: finish early
- Subordinating Conjunction: if
- “although he was tired”
- Subject: he
- Predicate: was tired
- Subordinating Conjunction: although
- “when the bell rang”
- Subject: the bell
- Predicate: rang
- Subordinating Conjunction: when
- “since she was late”
- Subject: she
- Predicate: was late
- Subordinating Conjunction: since
- “because they were hungry”
- Subject: they
- Predicate: were hungry
- Subordinating Conjunction: because
- “unless it gets colder”
- Subject: it
- Predicate: gets colder
- Subordinating Conjunction: unless
- “while the movie played”
- Subject: the movie
- Predicate: played
- Subordinating Conjunction: while
- “as soon as I arrive”
- Subject: I
- Predicate: arrive
- Subordinating Conjunction: as soon as
- “if it stops raining”
- Subject: it
- Predicate: stops raining
- Subordinating Conjunction: if
3. Combined Clauses:
- “She dances gracefully because she practices every day.”
- Independent Clause: She dances gracefully
- Dependent Clause: because she practices every day
- “The dog barked loudly when the mailman arrived.”
- Independent Clause: The dog barked loudly
- Dependent Clause: when the mailman arrived
- “He enjoys hiking, although he doesn’t have much time.”
- Independent Clause: He enjoys hiking
- Dependent Clause: although he doesn’t have much time
- “The sun is shining, and the birds are singing.”
- Independent Clause 1: The sun is shining
- Independent Clause 2: the birds are singing
- Conjunction: and
- “They finished their project because they worked hard.”
- Independent Clause: They finished their project
- Dependent Clause: because they worked hard
- “I like chocolate, but my friend prefers vanilla.”
- Independent Clause 1: I like chocolate
- Independent Clause 2: my friend prefers vanilla
- Conjunction: but
- “The kids played outside while it was sunny.”
- Independent Clause: The kids played outside
- Dependent Clause: while it was sunny
- “She reads novels if she has free time.”
- Independent Clause: She reads novels
- Dependent Clause: if she has free time
- “The restaurant is busy because it’s a weekend.”
- Independent Clause: The restaurant is busy
- Dependent Clause: because it’s a weekend
- “We watched a movie, and then we went to dinner.”
- Independent Clause 1: We watched a movie
- Independent Clause 2: we went to dinner
- Conjunction: and then
- “She dances gracefully when the music plays.”
- Independent Clause: She dances gracefully
- Dependent Clause: when the music plays
- “The dog barked loudly, so we had to close the windows.”
- Independent Clause 1: The dog barked loudly
- Independent Clause 2: we had to close the windows
- Conjunction: so
- “He enjoys hiking although it is very challenging.”
- Independent Clause: He enjoys hiking
- Dependent Clause: although it is very challenging
- “The sun is shining, and the children are playing outside.”
- Independent Clause 1: The sun is shining
- Independent Clause 2: the children are playing outside
- Conjunction: and
- “They finished their project if they worked late into the night.”
- Independent Clause: They finished their project
- Dependent Clause: if they worked late into the night
- “I like chocolate, but my friend prefers vanilla ice cream.”
- Independent Clause 1: I like chocolate
- Independent Clause 2: my friend prefers vanilla ice cream
- Conjunction: but
- “The kids played outside because the weather was nice.”
- Independent Clause: The kids played outside
- Dependent Clause: because the weather was nice
- “She reads novels, and she also writes short stories.”
- Independent Clause 1: She reads novels
- Independent Clause 2: she also writes short stories
- Conjunction: and
- “The restaurant is busy even though we arrived early.”
- Independent Clause: The restaurant is busy
- Dependent Clause: even though we arrived early
- “We watched a movie before we went to dinner.”
- Independent Clause: We watched a movie
- Dependent Clause: before we went to dinner
- “He enjoys hiking if the weather is good.”
- Independent Clause: He enjoys hiking
- Dependent Clause: if the weather is good
- “The sun is shining, and the breeze is gentle.”
- Independent Clause 1: The sun is shining
- Independent Clause 2: the breeze is gentle
- Conjunction: and
- “The kids played outside, but they came in when it got dark.”
- Independent Clause 1: The kids played outside
- Independent Clause 2: they came in
- Dependent Clause: when it got dark
- Conjunction: but
- “She dances gracefully because she practices every day.”
- Independent Clause: She dances gracefully
- Dependent Clause: because she practices every day
- “The dog barked loudly after the delivery truck arrived.”
- Independent Clause: The dog barked loudly
- Dependent Clause: after the delivery truck arrived
- “He enjoys hiking, and he also likes climbing.”
- Independent Clause 1: He enjoys hiking
- Independent Clause 2: he also likes climbing
- Conjunction: and
- “The sun is shining, but a storm is approaching.”
- Independent Clause 1: The sun is shining
- Independent Clause 2: a storm is approaching
- Conjunction: but
- “They finished their project even though it was challenging.”
- Independent Clause: They finished their project
- Dependent Clause: even though it was challenging
- “I like chocolate if it is not too sweet.”
- Independent Clause: I like chocolate
- Dependent Clause: if it is not too sweet
- “The kids played outside, and they also went swimming.”
- Independent Clause 1: The kids played outside
- Independent Clause 2: they also went swimming
- Conjunction: and
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