PPT-Independent and Subordinate Clauses

What They Are and How to Use Them By Kalli Bradshaw a subject and a predicate Do you remember the difference between Identify the subject and predicate in this sentence. Silently read . pg. 401 . in Writing Coach.. Pay special attention to the paragraph marked “Mentor Text.”. Silently ask yourself, “What is the subject and verb of the first sentence?”. What is the Subject/Verb?. Bellringer. - January 8. th. . Rewrite the sentences . below, choosing the appropriate word which belongs in each. This may be done on the same sheet of paper as yesterday’s . bellringer. . . She was much more full of life . 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 . Structure . refers to the kinds and number of clauses a sentence contains.. Four kinds of sentences:. Simple. Compound. Complex. Compound-complex. Simple sentences. Contain only one independent clause (no subordinate clauses at all). “The Cask of Amontillado”, by Edgar Allen Poe. A SENTENCE is…. A group of words with a . subject. and a . predicate. which expresses a complete thought.. A SUBJECT is the object that is doing the action.. Grammar Part II . Part 1: Sentences. A . Sentence. is a group of words that make a complete idea. . Sentences are made up of . 3 parts. :. 1. . The Subject . – what is being spoken of.. 2. . Verb . 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.". Subordinate Clauses. A . clause. is a group of words with a subject and a verb.. A . subordinate clause . cannot stand alone as a complete thought.. Adverbs. Adverbs. modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.. Chapter 15: Clauses. Clauses. A . clause. is a word group that contains . a verb and its subject. . A clause is used as a sentence or part of a sentence.. Independent clauses. express complete thoughts; . How do I make my writing interesting and sophisticated?. Writers . need the ability to tell the difference between an independent and a dependent clause. . An . independent clause can stand alone as a completed thought and sentence. . A . subordinate clause is a clause that cannot stand alone as a complete . sentence,. because . it does not express . a . complete . thought.. The . reader is left wondering. ,. ". So what happened?". Clauses. ducks fly. Grammar Toolkit. Clauses. A clause is a group of words with a subject . and . a verb. It is the basic unit of a sentence.. subject. verb. Remember: a phrase doesn’t have a verb but . Benchmark 3 Review Grammar Clauses: Dependent/Independent A clause is a group of words that has a ____ and a _______ . A clause that can stand alone is a(n) _______________ clause. A clause that cannot stand alone is a ________________ 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….