The “Clause

”

Let’s see what we can unwrap with….

As you know, a clause is….

•Group of words with a subject & verb

•May or may not be a complete sentence

What about Santa???

Sorry, nothing to do with

Santa…not even spelled the

same.

Santa Claus does

not have an “e” on

the end.

Independent

&

Dependent (Subordinate)

Pretty self-explanatory…

An independent clause relies on nothing else.(It can stand alone) Think… S+V+Complete Thought= Indep.

Clause

Example: After I finish studying, I will go to

the movies.

A dependent clause relies on the rest of the

sentence…it can’t stand alone because it’s

“dependent”.

Think…S + V + No complete thought = Dep.

Clause

Example: After I finish studying, I will go to the

movies.

There are 3 specific types of

dependent (subordinate) clauses…

1. Adjective Clause

2. Adverb Clause

3. Noun Clause

*Describes a Noun or

Pronoun

*Describes a Verb,

Adjective, or Adverb

*The clause is used as a

Noun

Definition of an Adjective Clause:

A dependent clause that describes a noun or

pronoun.

Example: Ms. Jackson had shown slides

that she had taken in Egypt.

How do we know this is a clause and not a phrase?

**It has a subject-she & a verb-had taken**

Why is it an adjective clause?

**Because that group of words is

describing a noun=slides**

An adjective clause usually

starts with a relative

pronoun!

Ok, what’s a

relative pronoun ?

that, which, who, whom, whose

Example: Leonardo da Vinci was the

artist who painted the Mona Lisa.

“Hey, that’s a

subordinate clause!”

Definition of an Adverb Clause:

A dependent clause that describes a

verb, adjective, or adverb.

Example: If it does not rain tomorrow, we will

go to Crater Lake.

NOTICE: When an adverb clause begins a

sentence, it is followed by a comma.

Why is this an adverb clause?

Because it is describing a verb (will go) & it

has a subject & verb (It does rain)

An adverb clause is

introduced by a

subordinating conjunction!

Remember, we did these already! You

wrote these down and put them in your

binder. Right?

Example: If it does not rain

tomorrow, we will go to Crater Lake.

What’s the subordinating

conjunction in that sentence?

If

THE END!!!!