Independent and Dependent Clauses

Cornell Format Reminder First & Last Name Ms. Shirley Period ___ ELA Today’s Date Topic: Indepedent and Dependent Clauses Questions to help drive understanding In this section, you are responsible for writing questions that will help you recall the info. provided. You will record your notes on this side of the page. This is where you will record the information that is provided in class Summary: (3-5 sentences about the notes that you just took and their meaning. This is the most important part!)

Independent Clauses Also known as a simple sentence They make sense on their own Has a subject and a predicate

II. Dependent Clauses Have a subject and a predicate BUT do not express a complete thought Do not make sense on their own Need to be joined with an independent clause to make sense Often, will begin with a SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION Sometimes they are also called SUBORDINATE clauses

IV. Examples Although they were extremely busy, all Agassi ninth graders studied for their tests.

Although they were extremely busy, all Agassi ninth graders studied for their tests. HINT!!!! If a sentence starts with a dependent clause, it will be separated from the independent clause with a comma.

III. Subordinating Conjunctions Connecting words that indicate relationship There are many MORE subordinating conjunctions than coordinating conjunctions. Here are some of the most commonly used: although because if as when while before