Activity 15 Test Your Knowledge - Clauses and Sentences Writing For each of the following clauses or sentences, choose the correct description. 1 I speak three languages fluently. The sentence is an independent clause because it has a subject (/) and a corresponding verb (speak). It can stand alone as a sentence. The sentence is a dependent clause because it cannot stand alone as a sentence. 2 Although I speak three languages The clause is a dependent clause because it begins with the subordinator although It cannot stand alone as a sentence. The clause is an independent clause because it can stand alone as a sentence. Activity 15 Test Your Knowledge - Clauses and Sentences Writing For each of the following clauses or sentences, choose the correct description. 3 I studied French at school. The sentence is a compound sentence because it is made up of two independent clauses The sentence is a simple sentence because it is made up of only one independent clause. 4 I studied French at school, but I can't speak it very well. The sentence is a complex sentence because it is made up of two independent clauses (I studied French at school and I can't speak it very well).joined by a coordinator (but). Activity 15 Test Your Knowledge - Clauses and Sentences - Writing For each of the following clauses or sentences, choose the correct description. 5 Although I studied French at school, I can't speak it very well. The sentence is a compound sentence because it is made up of one dependent clause (Although I studied French at school) and one independent clause (I can't speak it very well). The sentence is a complex sentence because it is made up of one dependent clause (Although I studied French at school) and one independent clause (I can't speak it very well)