1. Independent / Dependent
Clauses

2. Independent Clauses What are independent clauses?
They are by definition independent.
They can survive out in the world by themselves.
Examples of independent clauses:
Jason studied in the rain for his grammar quiz.
Meghan walked across the street.
The Bachelor is a deplorable television show.

3. Dependent Clauses What are dependent clauses?
They do not represent a complete thought.
They must be paired with another clause to survive.
They often contain dependent marker words or Subordinating Conjunctions.
Examples of a dependent clause:
When Jason studied in the rain for his grammar quiz…
As Meghan walked across the street…
Because The Bachelor is a deplorable television show…

4. Conjunctions What is the definition of a conjunction?
A conjunction is a joiner, a word that connects (conjoins) parts of a sentence.

5. Some common dependent markers or subordinating conjunctions :
after
although as
as if
because
before
even if
even though if
in order to
since
though
unless
until
whatever
when
whenever
whether
while

6. Subordinating Conjunctions
A Subordinating Conjunction (sometimes called a dependent marker or subordinator) comes at the beginning of a Dependent Clause and establishes the relationship between the dependent clause and the rest of the sentence.
It also turns the clause into something that depends on the rest of the sentence for its meaning.

7. Coordinating Conjunctions
FANBOYS:
For
And
Nor
But Or
Yet
So.

8. Coordinating Conjunctions cont…
When a coordinating conjunction connects two independent clauses, it is often accompanied by a comma.
Example:
Jake wants to play for WSU, but he has had trouble meeting the physical requirements.

9. Independent; Independent (I;I)
WSU won the MVC; meanwhile, Indiana State dried their tears.
Coach Marshall went home carrying the trophy; therefore, Wichita erected a statue in his honor.

10. Independent, conjunction Independent (I,cI)
Cotton missed the shot, but then he rebounded the ball.
Allie threw a strike, and she won the game.

11. Dependent, Independent (D,I)
Since Vanfleet stole the ball, he felt happy.
Since Early couldn’t shoot the ball, he then passed it to Baker.

12. Independent Dependent (ID)
WSU won the game before KU knew what happened.
We all graduated before we knew it.