Grammar: Clauses
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Grammar: Clauses
Independent and Dependent Clauses
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Independent and Dependent Clauses
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Multiple Choice
She got a perfect score.
Independent
(can stand alone)
Dependent
(cannot stand alone)
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Multiple Choice
Because she was so smart.
Independent
(can stand alone)
Dependent
(cannot stand alone)
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Before, when, because
A dependent clause (cannot stand on its own) usually begins with a subordinating conjunction, such as before, when, or because.
There are many other subordinating conjunctions that we will study later
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Before and when, along with some other words, show time.
They explain when something happened
Before & when
Because, along with others, shows reason, or cause.
because
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Before
Before shows time
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when
When shows time
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because
Because shows a reason
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Multiple Choice
Choose the subordinating conjunction:
Because she was so smart.
Because
she
was
so
smart
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Multiple Choice
Choose the subordinating conjunction:
Before I could ask.
Before
I
could
ask
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Multiple Choice
Choose the independent clause:
Because of the time.
It got very cold.
Before the morning.
When the moon is high.
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Multiple Choice
Choose the subordinating conjunction:
My
birthday
comes
before
yours
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct subordinating conjunction to form a complex sentence:
The Arctic is barren (before/because) it is so cold.
before
because
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Poll
How do you feel so far about clauses and subordinating conjunctions?
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What's a subordinating comjunction??
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Independent and Dependent Clauses
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