English honors Clauses

Question 1

What is a clause?

Answer 1

It is a complete thought that has a subject and a verb

Question 2

What is an Independent clause?

Answer 2

A clause that can be by itself

Question 3

What is a dependent clause?

Answer 3

a clause that is not complete

Question 4

What is another name for independent clause?

Answer 4

A main clause

Question 5

What is another name for a dependent clause?

Answer 5

A Subordinating clause

Question 6

What does WABBITS stand for?

Answer 6

When
Although
Because
Before
It
Therefore
Since

Question 7

What does the FANBOYS stand for?

Answer 7

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So

Question 8

What clause uses coordinating conjunctions?

Answer 8

Independent

Question 9

While I enjoy eating any type of food

Answer 9

Dependent

Question 10

when you arrive.

Answer 10

Dependent

Question 11

I can’t remember his name.

Answer 11

Independent

Question 12

What is a comma splice?

Answer 12

two independent clauses have been joined with a comma alone

Question 13

What are ways to fix a comma splice?

Answer 13

Useing a :, ; or , with a coordinating conjunction

Question 14

How do you connect an independent and dependent clause?

Answer 14

• When the dependent clause follows the independent clause, don’t use a comma before or after the subordinating conjunction