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Clauses

Clauses. What is a clause?. A clause is a part of a sentence that contains a complete subject and a complete predicate. The two types of clauses are listed below: Independent clause Dependent (subordinate) clause. Independent Clause.

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Clauses

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  1. Clauses Mr. C. Johnson 2008

  2. What is a clause? • A clause is a part of a sentence that contains a complete subject and a complete predicate. The two types of clauses are listed below: • Independent clause • Dependent (subordinate) clause Mr. C. Johnson 2008

  3. Independent Clause • Expresses a complete thought and has a subject and a verb. It is the main thought of the sentence and can stand alone correctly as a simple sentence without anything attached to it. Mr. C. Johnson 2008

  4. Analysis Example 1 • Jim sang the song at the top of his lungs because he liked it. • It is the main idea of the sentence. • Can be used alone as a simple sentence. Mr. C. Johnson 2008

  5. Analysis Example 2 • The game will be played tonight even if it rains. • It is the main idea of the sentence. • Can be used alone as a simple sentence. Mr. C. Johnson 2008

  6. Analysis Example 3 • Although he studied hard for the test, he didn’t get a good mark. • It is the main idea of the sentence. • Can be used alone as a simple sentence. Mr. C. Johnson 2008

  7. Dependent Clause • Depends upon the independent (main) clause for understanding. • Is not a complete sentence when standing alone. • Person needs food to live, dependent clause needs independent clause to express thought. Mr. C. Johnson 2008

  8. Dependent Clause • Can be used as: • Adjective Clause • Adverb Clause • Noun Clause Mr. C. Johnson 2008

  9. Can be used as an adjective. Analysis Example 1 • The player who won the game for us was Mark. • Introduced by relative pronoun (who) • Modifies the noun (player), acts like adj. Mr. C. Johnson 2008

  10. Can be used as an adjective. Analysis Example 2 • The subject that I like best is English. • Introduced by relative pronoun (that) • Modifies the noun (subject), acts like adj. Mr. C. Johnson 2008

  11. Can be used as an adjective. Analysis Example 3 • The family whose cat is lost lives on the corner. • Introduced by relative pronoun (whose) • Modifies the noun (family), acts like adj. Mr. C. Johnson 2008

  12. Dependent Clause • Can be used as adverbs. • Introduced by subordinating conjunctions. • Modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs by answering the questions “how,”“where,”“when,”“why,”“to what extent,” or “under what conditions.” Mr. C. Johnson 2008

  13. Can be used as an adverb. Analysis Example 1 • Unless I hear otherwise, we’ll see you Sunday. • Introduced by subordinating conjunction (unless) • Modifies the verb (see), acts like adverb Mr. C. Johnson 2008

  14. Can be used as an adverb. Analysis Example 2 • Bill laughed at the joke until he cried. • Introduced by subordinating conjunction (until) • Modifies the verb (laughed), acts like adverb Mr. C. Johnson 2008

  15. Can be used as an adverb. Analysis Example 3 • Wilma earned my respect because she was honest. • Introduced by subordinating conjunction (because) • Modifies the verb (earned), acts like adverb Mr. C. Johnson 2008

  16. Can be used as an adverb. Analysis Example 4 • The ocean was noisier than she had remembered. • Introduced by subordinating conjunction (than) • Modifies the adjective (noisier), acts like adverb Mr. C. Johnson 2008

  17. Can be used as an adverb. Analysis Example 5 • When the curtain rose, the audience quieted. • Introduced by subordinating conjunction (when) • Modifies the verb (quieted), acts like adverb Mr. C. Johnson 2008

  18. Dependent Clause • Can be used as noun or predicate noun • Subjects, objects, appositives • Mostly used as subjects or objects of sentences. • Occasionally objects of preps • Look for verb first and determine how clause is used. • Cannot do the Independent/Dependent Mr. C. Johnson 2008

  19. Dependent Clause • Most noun clauses introduced by • That • How • Why • What, Whatever • Whoever • Whether • Followed by group of words used as a single noun. Mr. C. Johnson 2008

  20. Can be used as a noun. Analysis Example 1 • Why he came to the party is a mystery to me. • Dependent clause used as a noun • Subject of the verb “is” Mr. C. Johnson 2008

  21. Can be used as a noun. Analysis Example 2 • Whatever food remained was eaten later. • Dependent clause used as a noun • Subject of the verb “was eaten” Mr. C. Johnson 2008

  22. Can be used as a noun. Analysis Example 3 • Whoever answered the phone was a friend of theirs. • Dependent clause used as a noun • Subject of the verb “was” Mr. C. Johnson 2008

  23. Can be used as a noun. Analysis Example 4 • The teacher explained that voting was a privilege. • Dependent clause used as a noun • Object of the verb “explained” Mr. C. Johnson 2008

  24. Can be used as a noun. Analysis Example 5 • It might have been that the telephone was out of order. • Dependent clause used as a noun • Serves as a predicate noun. Mr. C. Johnson 2008

  25. Can be used as a noun. Analysis Example 6 • I’ll speak to whoever is home. • Dependent clause used as a noun • object of the preposition “to” Mr. C. Johnson 2008

  26. Can be used as a noun. Analysis Example 7 • We’ll eat at whatever restaurant has seafood. • Dependent clause used as a noun • object of the preposition “at” Mr. C. Johnson 2008

  27. Review Underline the independent clauses once and the dependent clauses twice. Tell whether the dependent clauses are adjective or adverb. • Because the bus was late, we missed the first act. • The birds that flew overhead were sea gulls. Mr. C. Johnson 2008

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