Topic:

ClausesName:________________________________Class/Pd: _________Date: _________________________________

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Objective:

Vocabulary Phrase

Clause

Sentence

Notes / Ideas

I will write a combination of sentences, i.e. simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex, to make my writing fluid (SF) and interesting.

A group of related words that is used as a single part of speech and does not contain both a subj. and a vb.

Is a group of words that contains a vb and its subj. and is used as part of a sentence.

Is a complete thought. It can be as small as two words, a subject and its verb.

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IndependentClause

Example:

SubordinateClausesExample:

Notes / Ideas

Expresses a complete thought and can stand by itself. It’s a sentence. Usually, the term independent clause is used only when it is joined with another clause.

Sentence: My mother drove me to school.Independent Clause: Since I missed the

bus, my mother drove me to school.

A subordinate (or dependent) clause does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone.

Sentence: I had my own horse when we lived in Montana.

Independent Clause: I had my own horse.Subordinate Clause: when we lived in

Montana

Adjective Clauses

Common Relative Pronouns

Examples:

-Is a SC that is used as an adj. to modify a noun or a pronoun. -An adj. cl. Us. Follows the word or words it modifies and tells which one or what kind-An adj. cl. Is us. Intro. By a relative pronoun

that which who whom whose

Dinner was a big meal which began about 4 p.m.

Ind. Cl: Dinner was a big mealSub. Adj. Cl: which began about 4 p.m.

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SubordinateClauses

Adverb ClausesSubordinating Conjunctions:

Notes / Ideas

The word subordinate means “less important.” It’s less important because it cannot stand by itself.

Some SC begin with subordinating conj. sub. conj. usually intros an adv. clause

after as though since whenalthough because so that whenever as before than whereas if even though though whereveras long as if unless whetheras soon as in order that until while

Noun Clauses

Common introductory words for noun clauses

Examples:

A noun clause is a subordinate clause that is used as a noun

how that what whateverwhenwhether which who whoever whomwhomever why

Give a free pass to whoever asks for one.Lane would not show either of us what he wrote.

Holt Elements of Holt Elements of Language Second CourseLanguage Second CourseLet’s practice.

Exercise 2, p. 442

1. which was a port city on the Black Sea.2. when the sailors went ashore3. who died quickly and painfully4. which is the most common form of the illness5. which traveled between cities in Europe on rats and other animals6. as the plague spread from Sicily across Europe7. how quickly the plague spread8. that the world was coming to an end9. who died from the dreaded plague10. sine modern medicine offer new ways for controlling the plague.

The Sentences, Phrases The Sentences, Phrases and Clausesand ClausesLet’s practice.

In your notes, write S if the group of words is a sentence., C if it is a subordinate clause, and P if it is a phrase.

1. the shuttle landed2. at the next corner3. if you have had lunch4. which was shown on

television5. after the game6. during the meeting7. the catcher dropped the

ball8. who wrote a report on

whales9. in the kitchen cabinet10. as the train pulled into the

station

11. when the plane took off from Yuma

12. should have been told13. since the beginning of the

year14. down the alley15. at half time we will leave16. if the snow stops17. as they waited for the bus18 near the entrance19. they left20. when the play begins.

The ClauseThe ClausePractice

On your own piece of paper, give the answers for workbook pages 42 & 43, then, 44 & 48.

Be ready to share and review in class tomorrow.