1. No…not of the Santa variety either
Clauses
No…not of the Santa variety either

2. Independent Clauses Fancy name for a sentence
They have a subject and a verb
Can have compound subject
Can have compound verb
They make sense on their own.
They can stand by themselves.
Nothing else is needed
I’m a big boy now!

3. Independent Clause Example
Mrs. Buchholz likes the students in her English class.
The Minnesota Twins will be the A.L. Champions by the end of the season.
Reeses and Crunch run around the living room and chase after each other.

4. Dependent Clauses Fancy name for a fragment They are broken sentences.
It needs an independent clause (sentence) attached to it in order to be complete
They do not make sense by themselves
They are only part of an idea
Look for your elephant words
Then a subject
Then a verb
Commas

5. Dependent Clause Examples
After the batter hit the ball…
Since I did not turn in my English paper…
…because English is my favorite class

6. Dependent Clause Commas
Because the Minnesota Twins are awesome, they will win the A.L. central.
Mrs. Buchholz works in a school because she has fun teaching students.
Reeses and Crunch, after they stuffed their faces, played vigorously.