Matching Pairs Sentence ClausesOnline version This game helps the user to understand sentence clauses. by Elizabeth Shull 1 Independent Clause 2 Example: "After they got home from the restaurant." 3 Dependent Clause 4 Comma Splice 5 Example: "Myra had fun at the movie theater with her friends." 6 Fused Sentence 7 Example: "Sofia decided to get her ears pierced, her new earrings were pretty." 8 Example: "Marvin and Nick came to school late they got in trouble." This is an example of an independent clause. Two clauses that were stuck together with no punctuation This is an example of a comma splice This is an example of a fused sentence. This is an example of a dependent clause. Two clauses that were stuck together with only a comma to link them An incomplete thought (cannot stand on its own) with a noun and a verb A complete thought (that can stand on its own) with a noun and a verb
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