Independent Clauses | Dependent Clauses | Types of Sentences | Can you tell the difference? | Adverb, Adjective and Noun Clauses |
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Complete thought
Independent Clauses always express a complete thought. Unlike dependent clauses they let the reader know exactly what you are thinking. For example, I was late to school this morning. This sentence contains a subject, verb and a complete thought.
An Independent clause contains a subject, a verb and expresses a ________ ______.
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A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb but is not a complete thought.
What is a Dependent clause?
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Simple
It has one independent sentence.
What type of sentence is this?
Last night Tom uploaded a video of his leopard playing in his backyard. |
Dependent
It does not express a complete thought.
What kind of clause is this?
"If my neighbor does not pay his rent on time⦠" |
Adjective Clause
It describes the noun Jim.
What kind of clause is the one inside the brackets?
Jim, [who likes books], read a book. |
Yes
Independent clauses are always doing the verb. For example, The football team SPENT their practice running around the field. In this example the word spent shows the football team doing the verb (running).
In a Independent clause is the subject doing the verb?
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No
A dependent clause does not express a complete thought, although, Independent clauses do.
Is a dependent clause a complete thought?
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Compound
It has 2 independent sentences connected by a comma and a coordinating conjunction (and / or / but / nor / for / yet / so).
What type of sentence is this?
Josue was not paying attention in class, and he couldn't answer the question of the teacher. |
Dependent
It does not express a complete thought.
What kind of clause is this?
"When we arrived in class" |
Adverb Clause
It answers the question WHY? and it can also be placed at the beginning of the sentence. *Because she had too much homework to do, last night Sofia went to sleep very late.
What kind of clause is the one inside the brackets?
Last night Sofia went to sleep very late [because she had too much homework to do]. |
To connect the clauses together.
Examples of coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What is the use of a coordinating conjunction when inserted in an Independent clause?
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Connectors (subordinating conjunctions)
Dependent clauses can be identified because they begin with C______ or also called S______ C_____.
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Complex
It has a combination of one independent sentence and one or more dependent sentences.
What type of sentence is this?
While I was watching TV, my sister was doing her homework. |
Independent
It has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.
What kid of clause is this?
"The paper does not specify which type of format it must be in." |
Noun Clause
It is in the place of a noun. It can be substituted by IT.
What kind of clause is the one inside the brackets?
Isa said [that she was going to have lunch with me last Tuesday]. |
Yes
When multiple Independent clauses are put together the create a compound sentence. A compound sentence is simply a sentence including two independent clauses.
Can multiple Independent clauses be combined?
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No
It is not a complete thought.
Can a Dependent clause stand on its own?
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Compound-Complex
It contains two independent sentences and one or more dependent.
What type of sentence is this?
Many students from this school have participated in the Science Olympiad, and they feel very proud when they do it internationally. |
No
It is a Run-On sentence that needs to be corrected like this... * Daniel likes to hang out with Paula during recess. They are always having nice conversations and sharing what they did in class. *Daniel likes to hang out with Paula during recess; they are always having nice conversations and sharing what they did in class. *Daniel likes to hang out with Paula during recess, and they are always having nice conversations and sharing what they did in class.
Is the sentence correctly punctuated?
Daniel likes to hang out with Paula during recess they are always having nice conversations and sharing what they did in class. |
Noun Clause
It is at the beginning of a sentence and followed by a verb.
What kind of clause is the one inside the brackets?
[What kind of clause is the one inside the brackets] is what I need to answer if I want to win 400 points. |
Complex and Compound-Complex sentences
For example: Because my Alarm did not go off this morning, I was late to work. Because my Alarm did not go off this morning, I was late to work, and I got in trouble with my boss.
When Independent and Dependent Clauses are combined they form ________ ___________
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after, as, although, because, before, even though, if, once, rather than, since, that, though, unless, until, when, whenever, whereas, while, which, who, whom...
What are a few examples of connector of dependent clauses?
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Run-On sentence
A wrongly punctuated sentence that can be corrected with (;) (, and) (. Capital letter)
When a compound or compound-complex sentence is not correctly punctuated, it is called?
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Independent
It has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.
What kind of clause is this?
"The instructor spent the class period reviewing the difference between independent and dependent clauses." |
Adjective Clause - Adjective Clause
The first one describes CAR, and the second describes MONEY.
What kind of clauses are the one inside the brackets?
Ana has the new car [that she bought with the lottery money][that she won last weekend]. |