Independent and Subordinate Clauses

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Independent and Subordinate Clauses What They Are and How to Use Them

Do you remember the difference between a subject and a predicate?

Mary decided to go home after school. Identify the subject and predicate in this sentence: Mary decided to go home after school. Mary

Mary / decided to go home after school. Divide the sentence into these parts: Mary / decided to go home after school. Mary is the subject of the sentence because the sentence is describing something Mary did. Decided to go home after school is the predicate because it describes what it is that Mary did.

So… If you can find the subject and predicate of a sentence then you should have no trouble picking out the clause of the sentence. A sentence clause is a group of words containing a subject and a predicate and is used as a part of a sentence. There are two main types of clauses…

No! Not this kind of Claus! . .

These types of clauses: Independent and Subordinate

An independent clause can stand alone if removed from the sentence. When by itself an independent clause becomes a simple sentence. Example of two independent clauses: Mary went straight to the bus stop after school, but she forgot to take her homework with her. and Mary went straight to the bus stop after school, but she forgot to take her homework with her.

A subordinate clause does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone if removed from the sentence. A subordinate clause is always combined in some way with an independent clause. look for key words: when, which, as, while, since, because, who… Example: When she finally reached home, Mary remembered that her homework was in her desk at school. The subordinate clause in red cannot stand by itself without the independent clause after the comma.

Can you identify the independent clauses in these sentences? Mary called Bob, and he gave her the next day’s homework assignment. Independent Clause #1: Mary called Bob Independent Clause #2: he gave her the next day’s homework assignment Note how these clauses can be sentences all on their own.

Can you identify the independent and subordinate clauses in these sentences? After Mary finished her homework, she ate dinner. Independent Clause: she ate dinner Subordinate Clause: After Mary finished her homework

Another Example: I decided to make hamburgers for dinner, which everyone in the family enjoys. Independent clause? I decided to make hamburgers for dinner Subordinate clause? which everyone in the family enjoys