Grade 7 · ELA / English
Independent vs dependent — a frequent grammar search. Written in American English for students, parents, and teachers in the United States.
Open a card to see the answer. These are original practice items for US elementary students — not a state test copy.
Answer: can stand alone as a sentence
It has a subject and a predicate.
Answer: cannot stand alone
It often starts with because, when, or although.
Answer: a dependent clause
It leaves you waiting for the rest.
Answer: join two sentences with only a comma
Use a period, semicolon, or conjunction.
Answer: although
Subordinators: although, because, when, if.
Answer: two independent clauses
And joins two complete ideas.
Answer: an incomplete sentence
It is missing a subject, verb, or complete thought.
Answer: an independent clause
Tell what happened when you finished.
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