1. Notes for Nickel and Dimed Reading Guide

2. Compound/Complex Sentence It contains at least one dependent clause and at least two independent clauses. Although I like to go camping, I haven't had the time to go lately, and I haven't found anyone to go with.

3. Independent Clauses Main Clause Can stand alone as a sentence Can be joined to another clause Example: Jen and Justin adopted a little girl.

4. Dependent Clauses (Subordinate clause) Cannot stand alone as a sentence Often use subordinate conjunctions Once they adopted the baby What?! What happened to the baby!?

5. Subordinate Conjunctions after although as because before even if even though if in order that once provided that rather than since so that than that though unless until when whenever where whereas wherever whether while why

6. A dependent clause added to two or more independent clauses Because we are a family, I love you, and you love me. 2 independent clauses Dependent clause

7. Practice Independent, Dependent His blue eyes were light, bright and sparkling behind half-mooned spectacles, and his nose was very long and crooked, as though it had been broken at least twice (Rowling).

8. Practice Independent, Dependent Though Mitchell prefers watching romantic films, he rented the latest spy thriller, and he enjoyed it very much.

9. What is her thesis? Check the back of the book

10. How to Cite Last name and page number (Ehrenreich 23) NO: pg. #,

11. Period 1: It’s impossible to survive on one minimum wage job in the United States because one job alone takes copious mental and physical focus, and two jobs will take double that effort.

12. Period 6: Americans cannot work a minimum wage job and expect to survive and prosper off of it.