Explore the Function of a Dependent Clause in a Sentence

Dependent clauses play an important role in linking ideas in complex sentences. Using them makes writing more connected and sophisticated, and what teacher doesn’t want their students to produce coherent and well-developed sentences?

This fun digital quiz has been designed by our team to help your students identify and interpret dependent clauses in complex sentences. On each slide, students are presented with a sentence and a question about the function of the dependent clause. Three answer options are provided. If they make the right choice, they will be able to proceed to the next question. If they make an incorrect choice, they will be offered the opportunity to go back and try again.

This resource downloads as a Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides presentation and features 24 separate sentences for students to analyze. Simply project it onto your screen, and you have a ready-made activity for exploring dependent clauses and their functions!

Multiple Applications for This Dependent Clauses Quiz

This versatile digital activity can be used in multiple ways to support your students’ learning about the dependent clause and how it can perform different functions. Here are some suggestions from our team to get you started:

• Lesson Warm-Up – During your unit on dependent clauses, start each lesson with a few questions from the digital quiz to engage your students from the outset.
• Team Challenge – Split the class into small groups. Display each question of the quiz in turn, having the groups work collaboratively to come up with the answers.
• Independent Revision or Homework –  Set the quiz as a review or homework task for students to complete on their own devices, perfect for reinforcing prior learning.

Download These Dependent Clauses Examples

Use the Download button to access the Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides version of this resource. Please be aware that you will be prompted to make a copy of the Google Slides file and save it to your personal drive before accessing it.

Be sure to work with this presentation in Slideshow mode so that the hyperlinked slides can operate as intended.

Whether you’re introducing dependent clauses for the first time or consolidating understanding, this ready-to-use resource provides everything you need for an engaging grammar lesson at your fingertips.

This resource was created by Kaylyn Chupp, a teacher in Florida and a Teach Starter collaborator.

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