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Clauses - Overview
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Clauses - Overview
Introduction
1) A clause is a combination of words containing a subject and a predicate.
Peter goes to the gym. (one clause)
Peter goes to the gym after he finishes his work. (two clauses)
2) There are two types of clauses in English:
a) an independent (main) clause contains a subject and a predicate and expresses a
finished thought. Thus it can stand alone as a sentence.
Pam likes drawing and painting.
Andy is currently unemployed.
Note that the independent clause is a simple sentence when dependent clauses within one
sentence are absent.
b) a dependent (subordinate) clause gives additional information to the main sentence, thus
it cannot stand alone as a separate sentence.
Mr. Klarkson,
​
whose works are critically acclaimed
​
, has published a new book.
Mary started laughing
when she saw a pug wearing a costume.
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An independent clause forms a complex sentence together with a dependent clause.
I’d like to know
​
why I can’t book a room at this hotel
.
​
The woman stood crying
​
as people were passing by.
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Short Story Dialogue
– Have you decided where you’d like to go this summer?
– I haven’t asked my family if they plan on doing a huge family gathering.
– Well, until you get the details, we can’t book anything.
– I understand that. I promise that I’ll call my parents today. You can join us; everyone is
super friendly.
– I’m not sure that I’m ready to meet your huge family yet.
Independent Practice - Clauses - Overview
1) Mark independent clauses as I and dependent ones as D.
a. Students have to finish their assignments by 6 p.m.
b. The cafe that is located across the street serves the best coffee.
c. She doesn’t like the men who smoke.
d. I doubt that it’ll rain tomorrow.
e. Nick’s aunt, who speaks 5 languages, lives in Spain.
f. Apple pies that don’t have a lot of apples in them are not worth my attention!
g. My mom wants to go to Paris and see the Eiffel Tower.
h. I will keep on fighting until I reach my goals.
i. I’d rather stay at home tonight; the weather is depressing.
j. The teacher was asking questions but no one answered.
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Independent Practice: Answers - Clauses - Overview
1) Mark independent clauses as I and dependent ones as D.
a. Students have to finish their assignments by 6 p.m. (I).
b. The cafe
​
that is located across the street (D)​
serves the best coffee (I).
c. She doesn’t like the men (I)
​
who smoke (D)​
.
d. I doubt (I)
​
that it’ll rain tomorrow (D)​
.
e. Nick’s aunt,
​
who speaks 5 languages (D)​
, lives in Spain (I).
f. Apple pies
​
that don’t have a lot of apples in them (D)​
are not worth my attention (I)!
g. My mom wants to go to Paris and see the Eiffel Tower (I).
h. I will keep on fighting (I)
​
until I reach my goals (D)​
.
i. I’d rather stay at home tonight (I); the weather is depressing (I).
j. The teacher was asking questions (I)
​
but no one answered (D)​
.
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