Read the given sentence. Identify whether the clause in bold is dependent or independent.

You probably shouldn't watch television while you are doing your homework.
A. Dependent clause
B. Independent clause
That's Correct!
It's Wrong!

In the given sentence, the clause in bold has a subject and a verb, but it isn’t a complete thought. So it is a dependent clause.  

while you (subject) are doing (verb) your homework

You May Like

language-arts-quizzes

Parts of Speech

Grade 2, 3, 4, 5

Parts of Speech

start
language-arts-quizzes

NOUNS

Grades 1 to 5

NOUNS

start
language-arts-quizzes

Adjective

Grades 1 to 5

Adjective

start
math-quizzes

Number

Grade 1, 2

Number

start
science-quizzes

MATTER

Grades 1 to 5

MATTER

start
language-arts-quizzes

Verb

Grades 1 to 5

Verb

start
math-quizzes

Addition

Grade 1, 2, 3

Addition

start
language-arts-quizzes

Adverb

Grade 2, 3, 4

Adverb

start

Key Data

Questions
14
Grade
3
Theme
Sentence
Passing score
80%

Progress

8 Incorrect
10 Correct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Restart