clauses subordinate independent. remember that a clause is: a group of words in a sentence that...
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ClausesSubordinate Independent
Remember that a CLAUSE is:
A group of words in a sentence that contains BOTH a SUBJECT and a
PREDICATE.
Two types of Clauses are:
Subordinate
Independent
Subordinate Clauses
• Subordinate clauses have a subject and a predicate, but they cannot stand alone.
• Ex:
Before we go to the store
Because it is a mess!
Since we didn’t do our homework
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Subordinating Conjunctions
(AAAWWUBBIS)
• Subordinating Conjunctions are the special words attached to clauses that cause them to need another clause (to be subordinate). 5
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AAAWWUBBIS• After• Although• As• When• While• Until
• Because• Before• If• Since
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Relative Pronouns
• Words that ACT like AAAWWUBBIS’ because they make a clause subordinate.
• Who, whom, whose, that, which
• We like the teacher who lets us eat in class.
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Examples:
• If you don’t eat, you’ll be grumpy.• Since Monday is a holiday, you can sleep in.• Since Monday, you have been sleeping.• We ate inside because it was raining.• I’ll wait to get my new shoes until I have the
money.
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Check Your Answers
• If you don’t eat, you’ll be grumpy.• Since Monday is a holiday, you can sleep
in.• Since Monday, you have been sleeping.• We ate outside because it was raining.• I’ll wait to get my new shoes until I can
afford them.
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Independent Clauses
• Are clauses that CAN stand alone (which means they are complete sentences).
EX-
let’s make a grocery list
clean your room
we can’t play outside
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Comma Rule #1
• When a subordinate clause comes first in a sentence (and is followed by an independent clause), it must be separated by a COMMA
• Because it was raining, the party was cancelled.
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Label the Subordinate and independent clauses (SC/IC)
• Let’s make a grocery list before we go to the store.
• Clean your room because it’s a mess.
• We can’t play outside since we didn’t do our homework.
IC SC• Let’s make a grocery list before we go to
the store.
IC SC• Clean your room because I told you to.
IC SC• We can’t play outside since we didn’t do
our homework.
HOMEWORK:
• Write ten sentences that contain one dependent clause and one independent clause each!
• Label the clauses!