Clauses - Practice Worksheet

Clauses   P ractice  

 

 

Directions:     P rint   t his   e xercise   a nd   w rite   y our   a nswers   d own.     T hen   y ou   c an  

use   t he   a nswer   k ey   t o   c heck   y our   a nswers.  

 

 

Decide   i f   t he   c lauses   b elow   a re   d ependent   o r   i ndependent.  

 

1.     I f   I   g o   t o   t he   d octor.  

 

2.     B ecause   t he   s tore   d oesn’t   o pen   u ntil   8 :00.  

 

3.     T hat   m ovie   h as   a n   e xciting   s tory.  

 

4.     T he   c omputer   s eems   t o   b e   b roken.  

 

5.     S ince   i t   i s   r aining   o utside.  

 

6.     W hen   t here   i s   n othing   e lse   t o   d o.  

 

7.     A lthough   w e   d idn’t   d o   v ery   w ell   o n   t he   t est.  

 

 

 

Decide   i f   t he   f ollowing   s entences   a re   p unctuated   c orrectly   o r   n ot.     T hen  

rewrite   t hem.  

 

8.     M y   d og   D aisy   b arked   a t   t he   p ostman   a nd   c hased   h im   t o   t he   e nd   o f   t he   s treet.  

 

9.     B ecause   t here   a re   m any   b eautiful   b eaches,   w e   c hose   t o   g o   t here   o n   v acation.  

 

10.     J ason   d usted   t he   s helves;   b ecause,   h e   w anted   p lease   h is   m om.  

 

11.     T he   r estaurant   h as   g ood   r eviews,   a lthough   t hey   h ave   o nly   b een   o pen   a   f ew  

months.  

 

12.     T he   t hief   b roke   i nto   m y   a partment;   h owever,   h e   d idn’t   s teal   a nything   v aluable.  

 

13.     S ara   a nd   P aul   p lan   t o   g et   m arried,   b ut   t hey   h aven’t   c hosen   a   d ate   o r   l ocation   y et.  

 

14.     I   l ove   m y   c omputer   a nd   a lways   h ave   i t   w ith   m e   w hen   I ’m   a wake.  

 

15.     H er   b oss   i s   a lways   m ad   a bout   s omething,   t herefore   s he   i s   l ooking   f or   a   n ew   j ob.