Check your knowledge about clauses.

1. Clauses
- Review-

2. Is the underlined part of the sentence below an
independent or a dependent clause?
• Santa Monica is coastal city in Southern California.
dependentindependent
Pick an answer. Then
check it on the next slide.

3. Answer:
• Santa Monica is coastal city in Southern California.
independent
This is a complete
thought all by itself.

4. Is the underlined part of the sentence below an
independent or a dependent clause?
• In Santa Monica, there is only one college.
dependentindependent
Pick an answer. Then
check it on the next slide.

5. Answer:
• In Santa Monica, there is only one college.
independent
This is a complete idea
that can stand alone.

6. Is the underlined part of the sentence below an
independent or a dependent clause?
• After he studied for his exam, he watched a few videos.
dependentindependent
Pick an answer. Then
check it on the next slide.

7. Answer:
• After he studied for his exam, he watched a few videos.
dependent
“After he studied for his exam” is not
a complete idea. It leaves us with
the question, “What happened after
this?”. The idea is not complete.