Curated OER
Independent and Dependent Clauses
Have learners identify the main clause, subordinate clause, and relative clause within a sentence. One page of definitions and examples accompanies a page of exercises for scholars to practice finding the various clauses.
Curated OER
Clauses
In this grammar worksheet, students match main clauses to subordinate clause to make sentences. Students write subordinate clauses to add more information to the main clause of the sentence.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Exercise 1: Comma Splices and Fused Sentences Game
An interactive location/game that focuses on key elements of writing such as commas and their relationship with fused sentences.
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Grammar: Clauses
This site discusses the two main types of clauses. Content includes instructions for and examples of using clauses to build different types of sentences and information on recognizing types of clauses.