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Dependent & Independent Clauses
Terms for Dependent & Independent Clauses Quiz
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English
7th Grade
03/22/2011

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Term
Independent
Definition
Not needing to rely on anybody or anything
Term
Dependent
Definition
Needing something or someone else to help you.
Term
Independent clause
Definition
Is complete by itself. It has a subject and a verb and makes complete sense.
Term
Dependent clause
Definition
Needs another sentence to make complete sense.
Term
Compound Sentence
Definition
When two independent sentences are joined together by a coordinating conjunction.
Term
Coordinating Conjunctions
Definition
FANBOYS. The conjunctions that are used to join two independent sentences together.
Term
Subordinating conjunctions
Definition
Conjunctions that join a dependent clauses to an independent clause.
Term
Complex Sentence
Definition
A sentence that includes a dependent and an independent clause.
Term
FANBOYS
Definition
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
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