1. My brother and his friend walked to the movie theater near campus.
Bellringer: write the sentence, cross out prep. Phrases, circle simple subject, underline compound predicate
My brother and his friend walked to the movie theater near campus.

2. English 3 : agenda Bellringer Today’s agenda
prepositional phrases: a bit more kaboom!
Pre-test and notes: Fragments, Run-ons and sentences

3. Agenda overview
Today’s topic: clauses – dependent and independent Assignment: pre-test and notes

4. kaboom! (15 minutes)
Each team will draw a sentence strip out of the bucket.
After team discussion, one member will provide team answer
Correct: keep the point
Incorrect: game continues
Draw kaboom? Lose all points!

5. Pre-test
Page 163 of book.
#21-30

6. clauses
A clause is a group of words that has a subject and a predicate and functions as part of a sentence or as a whole sentence.

7. clauses
An independent clause has a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought. It is the only clause that can stand alone as a sentence

8. Examples: independent clause
Lori walked the dog.
Lori took her dog to the store, and she bought him treats.

9. clauses
A dependent clause has a subject and a predicate but does not express a complete thought, so it cannot stand alone as a sentence.

10. Examples: dependent clause
I enjoy a hot bath after I work a full day.
Whoever likes baths will enjoy bath salts.

11. We wondered when the speech would end.
Exit ticket: underline independent clause, circle dependent clause, box s. subject/pred.
We wondered when the speech would end.
While you are at the market, buy some fresh vegetables.

12. Practice with independent/dependent clauses
Page 166: main (independent) clauses and subordinate (dependent) clauses
Follow directions as written.