Relier Pairs Sentence ClausesVersion en ligne This game helps the user to understand sentence clauses. par Elizabeth Shull 1 Example: "Myra had fun at the movie theater with her friends." 2 Comma Splice 3 Example: "Sofia decided to get her ears pierced, her new earrings were pretty." 4 Dependent Clause 5 Example: "Marvin and Nick came to school late they got in trouble." 6 Fused Sentence 7 Example: "After they got home from the restaurant." 8 Independent Clause This is an example of a dependent clause. This is an example of a comma splice A complete thought (that can stand on its own) with a noun and a verb This is an example of an independent clause. This is an example of a fused sentence. Two clauses that were stuck together with no punctuation An incomplete thought (cannot stand on its own) with a noun and a verb Two clauses that were stuck together with only a comma to link them