Educational worksheet for identifying independent and dependent clauses and adverb clauses.

Let's solve this step-by-step.

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Part A: Identify if the clause is an independent clause or a dependent clause.

An independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence (it has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought).
A dependent clause cannot stand alone; it depends on an independent clause to form a complete sentence.

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#### 1. The teacher who lives next door to Rob is Mrs. Johnson.

- "The teacher...is Mrs. Johnson" → This is the main clause (independent).
- "who lives next door to Rob" → This is a relative clause modifying "teacher". It starts with "who", which is a relative pronoun.
- Since it begins with a relative pronoun and cannot stand alone, it's a dependent clause.

✔ Answer: Dependent clause

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#### 2. Our dog will run away if the gate is left open.

- "Our dog will run away" → Independent clause (complete thought).
- "if the gate is left open" → This is a conditional clause starting with "if", which introduces a condition.
- It cannot stand alone — it’s dependent.

✔ Answer: Dependent clause

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#### 3. Because the storm knocked out the power, school will be canceled on Thursday.

- "Because the storm knocked out the power" → Starts with "because" → dependent clause (reason).
- "school will be canceled on Thursday" → Independent clause.

So, the whole sentence has one dependent and one independent clause. But the question asks about the clause — here, we're analyzing the first part, which is the dependent clause.

✔ Answer: Dependent clause

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#### 4. The movie was good although it was too long.

- "The movie was good" → Independent.
- "although it was too long" → Starts with "although", which is a subordinating conjunction → dependent clause.

✔ Answer: Dependent clause

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#### 5. Victoria heard what her sister said, but she ignored it.

- "Victoria heard..." → Independent
- "what her sister said" → This is a noun clause acting as the object of "heard". It begins with "what", so it's a dependent clause (noun clause).
- "but she ignored it" → Another independent clause.

So, the clause in question is "what her sister said" → Dependent clause.

✔ Answer: Dependent clause

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#### 6. The moon shone on the ocean while the whales rose to the surface.

- "The moon shone..." → Independent
- "while the whales rose..." → Starts with "while" → subordinating conjunction → dependent clause

✔ Answer: Dependent clause

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#### 7. At the end of his class, Jim walked to his locker where the coach was waiting.

- "Jim walked to his locker" → Independent
- "where the coach was waiting" → Relative clause modifying "locker", starting with "where" → dependent clause

✔ Answer: Dependent clause

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✔ Summary for Part A:

1. Dependent
2. Dependent
3. Dependent
4. Dependent
5. Dependent
6. Dependent
7. Dependent

> All of these clauses are dependent clauses because they all start with subordinating conjunctions ("because", "although", "while", "where") or relative pronouns ("who", "what"), and none can stand alone.

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Part B: Underline the adverb clause in each sentence below.

An adverb clause modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. It tells *when*, *where*, *why*, *how*, *under what conditions*, etc. It usually begins with a subordinating conjunction like: *because, if, after, until, before*, etc.

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#### 1. Because no one was home, the thieves robbed the house.

- "Because no one was home" → explains why the thieves robbed the house → adverb clause (reason)

✔ Underline: *Because no one was home*

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#### 2. If Perry calls, please tell him I am on my way.

- "If Perry calls" → conditional clause, tells when to act → adverb clause

✔ Underline: *If Perry calls*

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#### 3. Jose climbed the stairs after he finished his dinner.

- "after he finished his dinner" → tells when → adverb clause

✔ Underline: *after he finished his dinner*

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#### 4. We played on the beach until the sun set.

- "until the sun set" → tells when the playing stopped → adverb clause

✔ Underline: *until the sun set*

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#### 5. You should visit the monument before you leave town.

- "before you leave town" → tells when → adverb clause

✔ Underline: *before you leave town*

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✔ Final Answers:

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Part A:

1. Dependent
2. Dependent
3. Dependent
4. Dependent
5. Dependent
6. Dependent
7. Dependent

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Part B: Underlined adverb clauses

1. Because no one was home
2. If Perry calls
3. after he finished his dinner
4. until the sun set
5. before you leave town

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