Clauses Subordinate Independent. Remember that a CLAUSE is: A group of words in a sentence that...

ClausesSubordinate Independent

Remember that a CLAUSE is:

A group of words in a sentence that contains BOTH a SUBJECT and a

PREDICATE.

Two types of Clauses are:

Subordinate

Independent

Subordinate Clauses

• Subordinate clauses have a subject and a predicate, but they cannot stand alone.

• Ex:

Before we go to the store

Because it is a mess!

Since we didn’t do our homework

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Subordinating Conjunctions

(AAAWWUBBIS)

• Subordinating Conjunctions are the special words attached to clauses that cause them to need another clause (to be subordinate). 5

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AAAWWUBBIS• After• Although• As• When• While• Until

• Because• Before• If• Since

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Relative Pronouns

• Words that ACT like AAAWWUBBIS’ because they make a clause subordinate.

• Who, whom, whose, that, which

• We like the teacher who lets us eat in class.

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Examples:

• If you don’t eat, you’ll be grumpy.• Since Monday is a holiday, you can sleep in.• Since Monday, you have been sleeping.• We ate inside because it was raining.• I’ll wait to get my new shoes until I have the

money.

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Check Your Answers

• If you don’t eat, you’ll be grumpy.• Since Monday is a holiday, you can sleep

in.• Since Monday, you have been sleeping.• We ate outside because it was raining.• I’ll wait to get my new shoes until I can

afford them.

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Independent Clauses

• Are clauses that CAN stand alone (which means they are complete sentences).

EX-

let’s make a grocery list

clean your room

we can’t play outside

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Comma Rule #1

• When a subordinate clause comes first in a sentence (and is followed by an independent clause), it must be separated by a COMMA

• Because it was raining, the party was cancelled.

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Label the Subordinate and independent clauses (SC/IC)

• Let’s make a grocery list before we go to the store.

• Clean your room because it’s a mess.

• We can’t play outside since we didn’t do our homework.

IC SC• Let’s make a grocery list before we go to

the store.

IC SC• Clean your room because I told you to.

IC SC• We can’t play outside since we didn’t do

our homework.

HOMEWORK:

• Write ten sentences that contain one dependent clause and one independent clause each!

• Label the clauses!