Integrating Technology into Developmental Writing

1. Integrating Technology into Developmental Writing Independent and Dependent Clauses

2. Lesson Objectives • To recognize independent and dependent clauses • To revise sentences by using appropriate sentence structure

3. Independent Clause • An independent clause stands alone. • This clause expresses a complete thought, and • It contains a subject and a verb. Example: My friendspoke to the police.

4. Dependent Clause A dependent clause dependson the independent clause and cannot stand alone. This clause has a subject and verb but does not state a complete thought. Example: My friendspoke to the police while his companiondrove away. “while his companiondrove away” contains a subject and verb but cannot stand alone.

5. Independent Clause + Semicolon + ; ; Connecting Independent Clauses with Semicolon Independent Clause A semi-coloncan connect two sentences this punctuationsuggests equality or balance. My friendspoke to the police his companiondrove away.

6. Independent Clause + Comma + Conjunction + Examples of Conjunctions are : and, or, but, nor, yet, so, for theychoose the , and appropriate conjunction. , but Connecting Independent Clauses with Conjunction Independent Clause Writersconnect two independent clauses with a comma and a conjunction My friendspoke to the police his companiondrove away.

7. Dependent Clause Independent Clause + Comma + Dependent clauses begin with words like:After, Although, As, Because, Before, Even if, Once, Since, So that, Though, When, Whenever, While(called Subordinating Conjunctions) , , Connecting Dependent and Independent Clause When the dependent clausecomes first a commafollows it. As my friendspoke to the police his companiondrove away.

8. Dependent Clause + Connecting Independent and Dependent Clause Independent Clause when the independent clausecomes first. The comma is omitted My friendspoke to the police while his companiondrove away.

9. Interrupting Phrase Clause + Comma + Comma Independent The interrupting phrase creates sentence variety. My friend spoke to the police. Using an Interrupting Phrase or Clause Examples of interrupting phrases and clauses: of course, I believe, on the other hand, it seems, who knows me well, his heart beating wildly … , as in this example, , his heart beating wildly,

10. Writing sample for revision My life was changed when my mother died I was seven years old. My grandmother moved into our house she nagged my father so much because he was always drunk.

11. Writing sample for revision Identify Independent Clauses My life was changed when my mother died I was seven years old. My grandmother moved into our house she nagged my father so much because he was always drunk. My life was changed when my mother died I was seven years old. My grandmother moved into our house she nagged my father so much because he was always drunk. My life was changed when my mother died I was seven years old. My grandmother moved into our house she nagged my father so much because he was always drunk. My life was changed when my mother died I was seven years old. Mygrandmother moved into our house she nagged my father so much because he was always drunk. My life was changed when my mother died I was seven years old. Mygrandmother moved into our house she nagged my father so much because he was always drunk.

12. Writing sample for revision IdentifyDependent Clauses My life was changed when my mother died I was seven years old. My grandmother moved into our house she nagged my father so much because he was always drunk. My life was changed when my mother died I was seven years old. My grandmother moved into our house she nagged my father so much because he was always drunk. My life was changed when my mother died I was seven years old. My grandmother moved into our house she nagged my father so much because he was always drunk.

13. Dependent Clause + Writing sample for revision:Connecting Independent and Dependent Clause My life was changed Independent Clause when my mother died. She nagged my father so much because he was always drunk.

14. + + Independent Clause Comma , Writing sample for revision: Connecting Dependent and Independent Clauses with Comma Dependent Clause When I was only seven years old my life was changed.

15. + Independent Clause Comma + Conjunction + , so Writing sample for revision:Connecting Two Independent Clauses My motherdied Independent Clause my grandmother moved into our house.

16. Final Revision 1 When I was seven years old, my life was changed. My mother died, so my grandmother moved into our house. She nagged my father so much because he was always drunk. When I was seven years old, my life was changed. My mother died, so my grandmother moved into our house. She nagged my father so much because he was always drunk. When I was seven years old, my life was changed. My mother died, so my grandmother moved into our house. She nagged my father so much because he was always drunk.

17. Final Revision 2 My mother died when I was seven years old. This changed my life. My father began drinking, and my grandmother, who constantly nagged him, moved into our house.

18. Reviewing Sentence Pattern Revision • Identify independent clauses • Identify dependent clauses • Revise by separating or combining, using sentence pattern chart • Revise in order to • apply correct structure and • clarify meaning