Question

identifying independent and dependent clauses

sort independent and dependent clauses by dragging and dropping them into the appropriate categories.

before we knew it,
the cheetah darted away.
he ran into the trees
after we scared him.
its funny
because he scared me.

independent
dependent

Explanation:

Identify independent clauses

An independent clause contains a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a complete sentence.

• "the cheetah darted away" (Subject: cheetah, Verb: darted)
• "He ran into the trees" (Subject: He, Verb: ran)
• "It's funny" (Subject: It, Verb: 's [is])

Identify dependent clauses

A dependent clause contains a subject and a verb but starts with a subordinating conjunction, meaning it cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

• "Before we knew it" (Subordinating conjunction: Before)
• "after we scared him" (Subordinating conjunction: after)
• "because he scared me" (Subordinating conjunction: because)

Answer:

Independent	Dependent
He ran into the trees	after we scared him
It's funny	because he scared me