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Independent clause, dependent clause or phrase?

7th grade (Year 8 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.7.1.A, L.7.1.B · England: KS3 English (grammar: clauses), GCSE English Language (AO6 sentence structures)

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Question 1
Read the question and choose. Which part of this sentence is the dependent clause? "When the bell rang, the students packed up quickly."
- A. When the bell rang
- B. quickly
- C. the students packed up quickly
- D. packed up
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Question 2
Is the group of words in brackets an independent clause, a dependent clause, or a phrase? [although she was nervous]
- A. independent clause
- B. dependent clause
- C. phrase (not a clause)
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Question 3
Read the question and choose. Which part of this sentence is the independent clause? "If you finish early, you can read quietly."
- A. If you finish early
- B. finish early
- C. you can read quietly
- D. quietly
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Question 4
Is the group of words in brackets an independent clause, a dependent clause, or a phrase? [the sun sets early in winter]
- A. independent clause
- B. dependent clause
- C. phrase (not a clause)
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Question 5
Read the question and choose. Which part of this sentence is the independent clause? "Although the film was long, nobody left early."
- A. long
- B. Although the film was long
- C. the film was
- D. nobody left early
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Question 6
Is the group of words in brackets an independent clause, a dependent clause, or a phrase? [if you water the seeds]
- A. independent clause
- B. dependent clause
- C. phrase (not a clause)
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Question 7
Read the question and choose. Which part of this sentence is the dependent clause? "When the bell rang, the students packed up quickly."
- A. packed up
- B. quickly
- C. When the bell rang
- D. the students packed up quickly
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Question 8
Is the group of words in brackets an independent clause, a dependent clause, or a phrase? [since everyone agreed]
- A. independent clause
- B. dependent clause
- C. phrase (not a clause)
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Question 9
Read the question and choose. Which part of this sentence is the dependent clause? "I'll wait here until you get back."
- A. wait
- B. until you get back
- C. I'll wait here
- D. get back here
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Question 10
Is the group of words in brackets an independent clause, a dependent clause, or a phrase? [that we planted last spring]
- A. independent clause
- B. dependent clause
- C. phrase (not a clause)
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Question 11
Read the question and choose. Which part of this sentence is the dependent clause? "I'll wait here until you get back."
- A. wait
- B. I'll wait here
- C. get back here
- D. until you get back
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Question 12
Is the group of words in brackets an independent clause, a dependent clause, or a phrase? [the seeds will grow]
- A. independent clause
- B. dependent clause
- C. phrase (not a clause)
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Question 13
Read the question and choose. Which part of this sentence is the dependent clause? "We stayed indoors because it was pouring."
- A. because it was pouring
- B. indoors
- C. stayed
- D. We stayed indoors
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Question 14
Is the group of words in brackets an independent clause, a dependent clause, or a phrase? [after the long match]
- A. independent clause
- B. dependent clause
- C. phrase (not a clause)
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Question 15
Read the question and choose. Which part of this sentence is the dependent clause? "I'll wait here until you get back."
- A. I'll wait here
- B. get back here
- C. wait
- D. until you get back
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Question 16
Is the group of words in brackets an independent clause, a dependent clause, or a phrase? [running down the hill]
- A. independent clause
- B. dependent clause
- C. phrase (not a clause)

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