Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses – Class 4 

This Grade 4 worksheet on Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses helps students understand the difference between complete (independent) and incomplete (dependent) thoughts in sentences. Through engaging exercises such as underlining and circling clauses, multiple-choice identification, sentence transformation, and paragraph analysis, learners strengthen their ability to distinguish between main and subordinate clauses. 

The worksheet starts with sentence identification tasks, then moves to error correction, conjunction application, and full paragraph analysis. By practicing these skills, students improve their understanding of sentence structure, which is essential for strong writing and grammar. 

Why Identifying Clauses Matters? 

1. It helps students build strong sentence structure. 
2. It improves writing clarity by identifying complete and incomplete thoughts. 
3. It strengthens punctuation skills, particularly with subordinating conjunctions. 
4. It enhances reading comprehension through better sentence understanding. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

🧠 Exercise 1 – Identify Independent and Dependent Clauses 
Students read each sentence carefully and underline the independent clause while circling the dependent clause. 

📋 Exercise 2 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Students select the correct dependent clause from multiple options. 

✏️ Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice (Independent Clause) 
Students choose the correct independent clause from given options. 

📝 Exercise 4 – Joining Clauses 
Students join independent and dependent clauses using suitable subordinating conjunctions. 

🖊 Exercise 5 – Paragraph Analysis 
Students identify independent and dependent clauses in a short passage. 

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators) 

Exercise No. 1 – Independent | Dependent Clauses 

1. the children went outside | When the rain stopped 
2. Nandini went to bed early | Because she was tired 
3. Iqbal stayed indoors | because he had a fever 
4. The players celebrated | after they won the match 
5. The match continued | although it was raining 
6. Aarav finished his homework | before he watched television 
7. The teacher smiled | when the students answered correctly 
8. everyone left the classroom | After the bell rang 
9. we will miss the assembly | If the bus arrives late 
10. the house was quiet | While the baby was sleeping 

Exercise No. 2 – Dependent Clause Answers 

1. c) When the sun set 
2. a) because he was unwell 
3. b) If it rains tomorrow 
4. a) when the stranger entered 
5. c) Although she practised daily 
6. a) After the movie ended 
7. b) because she won the prize 
8. b) While the teacher explained 
9. a) Before she left home 
10. c) If you work hard 

Exercise No. 3 – Independent Clause Answers 

1. b) the class became silent 
2. c) Because he studied well 
3. b) we will light candles 
4. a) the children played outside 
5. c) the birds started chirping 
6. a) my brother watched television 
7. b) she locked the door 
8. b) we took another route 
9. a) answer politely 
10. a) everyone clapped loudly 

Exercise No. 4 – Correctly Joined Clauses 

1. The sky became dark because it started to rain. 
2. The bell rang when the students packed their bags. 
3. He studied hard because he wanted to score well. 
4. She was hungry, but she did not eat her lunch. 
5. The movie ended, and the lights came on. 
6. You practise daily, and you will improve. 
7. The match continued, although it was raining. 
8. She finished her work before she went outside. 
9. The baby was sleeping because the house was quiet. 
10. The bus arrived, and we boarded quickly. 

Exercise No. 5 – Paragraph Analysis 

Independent Clauses: 
• the students gathered on the playground 
• everyone stood up 
• The races began 
• the participants continued running 
• The audience cheered loudly 
• the winners received medals 
• The event concluded 

Dependent Clauses: 
• When the principal arrived 
• after the whistle was blown 
• Although the sun was bright 
• while the teams competed 
• Because the players practised regularly 
• When the final race ended 
• after the national anthem was sung 

Help your child master independent and dependent clause identification and improve their sentence writing skills with guided grammar practice. 

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