Crash Course: Embedded Clauses
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Joshua Chatwin
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Year 8 IB MYP Language & Literature
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Let's recap your knowledge of clauses...
Before we start:
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A group of words which contain a process (verb), participant (noun), and circumstances (details).
Also called a simple sentence (or compound sentence if joined by a conjunction).
Independent clauses:
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Remember: process (verb), participant (noun), and circumstances (details).
Ava walked to school.
Charlie laughed at Milo as he tripped over.
Independent clauses:
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Multiple Choice
Identify the process in this sentence:
Etienne finished his English work just in time.
Etienne
finished
his English work
just in time
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Multiple Choice
Identify the circumstance in this sentence:
Jenny was suprised that nobody else liked custard cream biscuits.
Jenny
was suprised
that nobody else
liked custard cream biscuits
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Multiple Select
Identify the participant in this sentence:
Sean followed Elliot to the canteen.
Sean
followed
Elliot
to the canteen
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A group of words which contain a process (verb), participant (noun), and circumstances (details).
Dependent clauses:
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HOWEVER, dependent clauses do not make sense on their own.
They need to be joined to an independent clause (with a subordinating conjunction).
These are joined together to make complex sentences.
Dependent clauses:
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Multiple Choice
Identify the dependent clause in this complex sentence:
Chloe ran up the stairs because she was late for class.
Chloe ran up the stairs
because she was late for class.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the dependent clause in this complex sentence:
Because she was late for class, Chloe ran up the stairs
Because she was late for class
Chloe ran up the stairs.
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Multiple Choice
Choose the subordinating conjunction that fits best in this complex sentence:
Clara passed her English test _______ she studied very hard.
even though
because
whenever
although
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Multiple Choice
Choose the subordinating conjunction that fits best in this complex sentence:
____ it rains, Jenny and her friends will stay inside.
Now that
After
If
That
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An embedded clause is the name given to a dependant clause inserted into the middle of a sentence.
They give more detail or (circumstances) about the participant (noun) in the sentence.
What are embedded clauses?
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Are always bracketed by commas
Usually start with who, which, when, or that (but they can start with other words!)
Embedded clauses:
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Multiple Choice
Identify the embedded clause in this sentence:
The teacher, who is very wise, is also very friendly.
The teacher
is also
who is very wise
very friendly
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Multiple Choice
Identify the embedded clause in this sentence:
Although it is brand new, Chris' new iPhone 15 has stopped working.
Although it is brand new
Chris' new iPhone 15
has stopped working
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Multiple Select
Which of these examples are embedded clauses that could fit into this sentence?
The doctor, __________________ , helped me out of the bed.
although she was quite old
she was a woman called Faith
walked into the room
who was very kind
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Fill in the Blanks
Rewrite this sentence, correctly adding commas to surround the embedded clause:
My computer which is very expensive has stopped working.
(Don't forget capital letters, apostrophes and full stops!)
Type answer...
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Open Ended
Create an embedded clause that could be used in this sentence:
This house, ______________ , has changed a lot over the year.
Example: where I grew up
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Open Ended
Create an embedded clause that could be used in this sentence:
Mr. Chatwin, ______________, stood up and left the room.
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