Independent and Dependent Clauses Exercises
Identify the underlined part of the sentence as an independent or dependent clause.
1. After the end of the movie, we snuck into the theater next-door.
2. You will have to wait until I am done to receive your answer.
3. We had to give the guy our phone number because we damaged his car with our football.
4. Even though you may think that you write well, you need to study grammar.
5. Even though you may think that you write well, you need to study grammar.
6. I cannot decide who I should ask to Prom.
7. Since we  elected him in 2000, our country has been in the grips of the Dark Side.
8. She cannot understand why he won t talk to her after she slept with his brother.
9. She cannot understand why he won t talk to her after she slept with his brother.
10. I broke my leg when I tripped over the dead cat.
11. I read my book while my girlfriend spent an hour trying on shoes.
12. While my girlfriend spent an hour trying on shoes, I read my book.
13. They lost the game even though they played better than the other team.
14. They lost because they made a mistake on the last possession.
15. If you want to read well, you have to read often.
16. Because of the elections, we will not have school on Tuesday.
17. Now that we have won the game, we can focus on the playoffs.
18. Whereas the Rebels have a good basketball team, their football team is lousy.
19. The Rebels football team is terrible whereas their basketball team plays well.
20. I had to stop while the bus had its flashing signs on.