An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence because it has a subject and a predicate. A dependent clause is a group of words that cannot stand alone. This group of words modifies or gives additional information about the independent clause.
We'll also work at identifying sentences from fragments and run-ons.
A fragment is just part of a sentence.
A sentence has a subject, predicate , and end mark.
A run-on has two or more independent clauses that have not been joined properly.
In addition, we'll also study the different types of sentences:
Simple Sentence = subject + predicate (independent clause)
Compound Sentence = independent clause + independent clause (joined using a comma and conjunction)
Complex Sentence = dependent clause + independent clause.
Compound-Complex Sentence = two independent clauses + dependent clause
Below, you'll find tutorial videos. After viewing, try the sentence or fragment quiz or the types of sentences quiz.