Independent vs. Dependent Clauses

I went to the cafeteria

Identify the predicate (verb): The red balloon flew up into the trees

After I get home from football practice

I can't stay for the football game

that Charlie was putting on too much weight

Can stand alone

Since he loves to eat sweets

Unless we get some rain

As soon as I am able

Identify the predicate (verb): Because the tree was losing its needles

We have to take chances sometimes

When I go running through the park

Identify the subject: Decorating sugar cookies is always fun!

Mrs. Lapp writes notes on the board while

Charlie has decided to hire a personal trainer

When he went to the cafeteria

We saw the meteor

I see my bestfriend

Identify the subject: I walked to the grocery store

Identify the subject: The students sat quietly until the bell rang.

Relies on another part of the sentence