Clauses Look at your Grammar Flow Chart Every Subject/Verb Pair creates a CLAUSE There are TWO kinds of Clauses Independent Dependent What do those words mean? What do you think these types of clauses will be?

Clauses Independent clauses: Dependent clauses: Clauses that CAN stand alone (complete thought) Can be a sentence by itself Dependent clauses: Clauses that CANNOT stand alone (incomplete thought)

Independent Clauses Independent clauses make sense all by themselves. Independent clauses can be a sentence by themselves. For example: John and Mary are going to Florida. My school is on Northfield road. I hope I don’t get a cold this winter. Independent clauses make sense all by themselves.

Dependent Clauses Dependent clauses cannot stand by themselves. They still have a subject and verb, but they need some more information to be complete (they leave you feeling like you are missing something) They will always start with a subordinate conjunction

Subordinate Conjunctions Do you know what the word subordinate means? Subordinate Conjunction Examples: While I was at the store, Because she studied for the test, As he was walking down the street, When I left class, Although I like chocolate, These clauses leave you hanging! They are DEPENDENT on needing the rest of the sentence.

Practice Identify S/V Pairs and then, Tell whether the following are independent clauses or dependent clauses: The electricity went out last night Because the winds were so strong While Mrs. Smith was making dinner He was helping in the kitchen