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