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Complex Sentences

Complex Sentences. Before: . Notes. Clauses and Phrases. Clauses have a subject and a predicate. I ndependent clauses can stand alone. D ependent clauses cannot stand alone. Phrases are a group of words that work together (Phrases don’t have a subject and predicate.) . Examples .

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Complex Sentences

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  1. Complex Sentences

  2. Before: Notes

  3. Clauses and Phrases • Clauses have a subject and a predicate. • Independent clausescan stand alone. • Dependent clauses cannot stand alone. • Phrases are a group of words that work together (Phrases don’t have a subject and predicate.)

  4. Examples Independent Clause Dependent Clause when the door opened Has a subject and a predicate Does not express a thought; often begins with a subordinating conjunction Cannot stand alone as a sentence Susie stomped into a room • Has a subject and a predicate • Expresses a complete thought • Can stand alone as a sentence

  5. Complex Sentences • A complex sentence is made up of an independent and dependent clause. • Subordinating conjunctions show how dependent clauses are related to independent clauses. Example: Susie stomped into a room whenthe door opened. Subordinating Conjunction

  6. Common Subordinating Conjunctions

  7. Rules • When a sentence begins with a dependent clause, it is separate form the independent clause by a comma. • Before the game was over, Ed scored one more goal. • When the dependent clause is in the middle of a sentence, two commas separate it. • Ed, who never comes to practice, scored the winning point. • When a dependent clause ends a sentence, it does not need a comma. • Ed scored the last point although he missed several points throughout the game.

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