PPT-WALT: Write our own sentences using a colon between two main clauses.

What is a main clause A main clause makes sense on its own The explorers had found the location A main clause Sarah had found the Not a main clause It was cold in the Icelands. TECM . 5195. Dr. Lam. Some definitions. Clauses. - must contain subject and predicate. Subject= noun or something noun-y. Predicate= something about subject but MUST have a verb. Independent. . (main)- can stand alone grammatically as a . DIRECTECTIONS: Read through this and do the exercises at the end. Use Google Aps. L. Nabulsi. Noun Clauses. Noun . clauses can refer to a single thing without specifying what it is. A noun clause is a set of words which, altogether, acts as one noun. They have a subject and a verb, but very often the subject is a word like "what" or "who" and has no meaning without the rest of the noun clause. For example, in the sentence "I don't know what he told you," "what he told you" is a noun clause. The subject of the clause is "what," which has no meaning in the sentence without the rest of the clause. The set, "what he told you," acts as a single noun --- the object of the verb "know.". Yay. !. CLAUSES. Main Clauses. . . Clause. – Group of words that has a subject and a predicate and that is used as part of a sentence.. Main clauses . or independent clauses . Subordinate clauses . TECM . 4190. Dr. Lam. Some definitions. Clauses. - must contain subject and predicate. Subject= noun or something noun-y. Predicate= something about subject but MUST have a verb. “The student slept in class”. Sentences:. Combining the Four Parts. (translation) How . do I learn to vary my sentence structure?. Review: The Four Parts. Main. : . These parts contain the main action of the . sentence. . The girl ate the apple.. . Tricky Punctuation. @literacy_trust. National Literacy Trust. www.literacytrust.org.uk. contact @. literacytrust.org.uk. “. Punctuation marks are the traffic signals of language: they tell us to slow down, notice this, take a detour, or stop.”. Write appropriately . for purpose and . audience. Engage . the . reader. S. hape . paragraphs/structure. . Use . 5+ types of punctuation accurately. . Use . emotive language and crafted vocabulary.  . A . simple sentence. contains one independent clause.. A . compound sentence. contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction or by a semicolon.. A . complex sentence . contains an independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses.. Sentence Structure, Grammar and Mechanics Lawrence Cleary, Co-director Regional Writing Centre, UL www.ul.ie/rwc Clauses A clause, at minimum, has a subject, a tensed verb and makes sense: ‘Jesus wept.’ ( Adverb Clauses Adverb Clauses A clause is a group of words that contain: __________ and a ___________ Adverb clauses begin with a subordinating conjunction A comma is always placed after the clause. Sentence Structure, Grammar and Mechanics Lawrence Cleary, Co-director Regional Writing Centre, UL www.ul.ie/rwc A clause, at minimum, has a subject, a tensed verb and makes sense: ‘Jesus wept.’ ( Sentence Structure, Grammar and Mechanics Lawrence Cleary, Co-director Regional Writing Centre, UL www.ul.ie/rwc Clauses A clause, at minimum, has a subject, a tensed verb and makes sense: ‘Jesus wept.’ ( L.O. – To revisit nouns and adjectives.. Recall what you know.. Whilst you have all been learning from home we have been aware that times have been tough. . We all want you to be hugely successful in literacy this year, as well as all the other subjects, therefore we are going to go back to the very beginning of your understanding so that we are sure we all start in the right way.. Quick warmup.. Write 3 sentences using modal verbs. Can you change any of your sentences into questions?. WALT: write a story continuation.. WALT: Write a story continuation.. Most people don’t believe in them. Especially grown-ups. Most people have never even seen them. Most people wouldn’t even believe their own eyes if they had!.