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BBI2421 General Writing Skills

BBI2421 General Writing Skills. Week 4 : Independent & Dependent Clauses Complex Sentences Subordinators. Independent Clauses. What? Another name for a simple sentence. E.g.: Anna left the party. I will try to finish and submit the report. Muhammad made dinner. They were burgled.

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BBI2421 General Writing Skills

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  1. BBI2421 General Writing Skills Week 4: Independent & Dependent Clauses Complex Sentences Subordinators

  2. Independent Clauses • What? Another name for a simple sentence. • E.g.: • Anna left the party. • I will try to finish and submit the report. • Muhammad made dinner. • They were burgled.

  3. Dependent Clauses • What? It is not a sentence because the meaning is not complete. It depends on an independent clause to complete its meaning. • E.g.: • …because she was tired • …before I joined my friends for lunch • …after he came home • …while they were on holiday.

  4. Complex Sentences complex sentence = independent clause + dependentclause

  5. Complex Sentences independent clause [They were burgled.] + dependent clause […while they were away on holiday] = complex sentence [They were burgled while they were away on holiday.]

  6. Complex Sentences Example: • Anna left the partybecause she was tired. • I will try to finish and submit the reportbefore I joined myfriends for lunch. • Muhammad made dinnerafter he came home. • They were burgledwhile they were on holiday.

  7. Comma Rule in Complex Sentences • independent clause + dependent clause withoutcomma • E.g.: • We visited the museumbefore it closed. • Alya is the most popular in schoolbecause she is smart and pretty.

  8. Comma Rule in Complex Sentences • dependent clause + independent clause withcomma • E.g.: • Before it closed,we visited the museum. • Because she is smart and pretty,Alya is the most popular girl in school.

  9. Subordinators • are linking words that are used to join clauses together. • are used at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence. • show relationships between ideas. (Taken from http://jonsenglishsite.info/Sent%20Comb%20Pages/Unit4Subordinators.htm)

  10. Subordinators (Taken from http://jonsenglishsite.info/Sent%20Comb%20Pages/Unit4Subordinators.htm)

  11. Subordinators (Taken from http://jonsenglishsite.info/Sent%20Comb%20Pages/Unit4Subordinators.htm)

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