Independent vs. Dependent Clauses

Students will learn the difference between independent and dependent clauses in this lesson. They will identify examples of each type of clause and will review what constitutes a clause. Students will have opportunities to identify the subordinating conjunction that makes a clause dependent, and will get to compare and contrast an independent clause that turns into a dependent clause by simply adding a subordinating conjunction to the start of the original independent clause. Students will also practice sorting independent clauses from dependent clauses.