Phrases & Clauses Lesson, Grades 6-8: Independent & Dependent Clauses

Which clause can stand alone, and what does the other one do? In about 45 minutes, students sort independent and dependent clauses and then name the job a dependent clause does in its sentence.

What's inside

• 15 slides, with speaker notes on all 15
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Rule Notes, 1 student page
• Student worksheet, 2 pages
• Teacher answer key, 1 page
• Print-all PDF, 6 pages: lesson plan, Rule Notes, worksheet and answer key together

Answer key included

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