PPT-Clauses What to consider when deciding if a subordinate clause is an

adjective adverb or noun Step 1 If you remove the subordinate clause do you still have a complete main clause If so its not a noun Step 2 Once youve determined that its not a noun look at the . Reviewing Sentence Structures. Jan. went shopping and left her credit card at home. .. (. simple. = one simple sentence with compound predicate). Jan. went shopping, and . she. left her credit card at home. 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. . Batcheller-BHHS. What is a clause?. A clause is a group of words within a sentence that contains both a subject and a verb.. Remember the phrase?. The phrase has the same definition except it DOES NOT have a subject and verb.. Dependent Subjunctives. Purpose. Result. Jussive Noun Clause. Indirect Question. Cum Circumstantial. Cum Causal. Cum Concessive. Qui Characteristic. Qui Purpose. Qui Result. Fearing Clauses. Prevention Clauses. “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 . Because I have lived in Chile and Ecuador. Subordinate. h. is writing has improved. Independent. w. hen the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team won the National League pennant. Subordinate. e. veryone laughed. . Sentence Construction. @literacy_trust. National Literacy Trust. www.literacytrust.org.uk. contact @. literacytrust.org.uk. ‘Grammar’. Grammar is the business of taking a language to pieces to see how it . 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. . SEntences. TEACHING SENTENCE TYPES. 1. NC Glossary guidance. A sentence may consist of a single clause or it may contain several clauses held together by subordination or co-ordination. Classifying sentences as ‘simple’, ‘complex’ or ‘compound’ can be . 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:. 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:. A group of words that contain both a subject and a verb. Pg. 440. #1-10. Boards—subject/verb. Write the subject and verb (440. ). 1.. . She told me . that Jump Start was her favorite.. S-she V-told. Complete thought and can stand independently. Not a complete thought—must accompany . or be . part of an . independent clause; otherwise it is a fragment. Preceded by relative pronoun. Preceded by subordinating conjunction.