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.