PPT-Independent clauses

When we have a subject a verb and a complete thought we have a sentence This is also known as an independent clause independent because it can stand alone Independent clauses We can add muscle to our writing and build more complex sentences by joining two . A . clause. is . a group of words that . contains . a subject and a verb. . There are two major types:. An . independent clause . can stand alone as a sentence, beginning with a capital letter and ending with terminal punctuation such as a period. . Chapter 4. Clauses. When he was bedridden. After he played tennis. He stopped at the pharmacy.. Clauses. A clause is a group of words that contains both a . subject. and a predicate (. verb. ).. Analyzing sentences can be fun.. Vocabulary. for This . Lesson. Predicate. Subject. Object. Clause. Compound Predicate. Compound Subject. Independent Clause. Dependent Clause. Predicate. Verb or action in a sentence. Examples. Oog. the building blocks of sentences. Clauses. Clauses are subjects and predicates working together. A sentence can have as few as one clause, or it may have many clauses. . Clauses are to sentences what rooms are to houses.. Semicolons between independent clauses. Semicolons between items in a series. Review A. Review B. Using Semicolons. Why are semicolons important?. Notice that a semicolon contains both a period and a comma. You can think of it as a blend of the two.. Independent Clause. A group . of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought. An independent clause is a sentence.. Jim studied in the Sweet Shop for his . chemistry . quiz. Adapted from . My Dog Bites the English Teacher. , by Marian Anders. First, we learned how to find the subject of a sentence and the verb.. Finding Verbs Review:. The Time Change Method. Change the time of the sentence by saying . - “Peter is the student” “. He. . comes from Glasgow”:. “Peter is the student . WHO comes from Glasgow. ”.. - “The books are on the table” “. They. are mine”:. “The books . Sentence Structure. What is Sentence Structure?. The . structure . of a sentence refers to the kinds and the number of clauses it contains.. The four kinds of sentences are . simple, compound, complex,. Part 2: with non-subject pronouns. Review:. Adjective clause: what is it?. Relative pronoun: what is it?. Example sentences:. Amy Tan is a writer. She was born in California.. Make a complex sentence with an adjective clause:. 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. Clause vs. Phrase. A Clause…. Contains BOTH a subject and verb. If INDEPENDENT, it can stand alone as its own sentence. Because he stood in the doorway. , . the guests could not enter.. A Phrase…. of CompletionThis certificate is awarded to Nicola Zarofor successful completion of 40-hoursVXL-301 Exterior Day and Night Renderingtraining course date: 06.11.2015 V-Ray Training Center Instructor ID Clause Logic Service (CLS) provides the contracting officer the ability to answer a Q&A session and based on those answers it will pull the appropriate clauses*. If the contracting officer decides not to include a particular clause it can be deleted as outlined below..