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Dependent Clauses and Complex Sentences

Dependent Clauses and Complex Sentences. REVIEW! (Don’t copy). Clause = Subject + Predicate (a baby sentence) Skippy sings Independent Clause = a normal clause (sounds like a normal sentence) Skippy sings

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Dependent Clauses and Complex Sentences

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  1. Dependent Clauses and Complex Sentences

  2. REVIEW! (Don’t copy) • Clause = Subject + Predicate (a baby sentence) • Skippy sings • Independent Clause = a normal clause (sounds like a normal sentence) • Skippy sings • Coordinating Conjunction (F.A.N.B.O.Y.S.) hold two independent clauses together like glue • For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so • Compound Sentence: two ind. clauses held together with a FANBOYS conjunction • Skippy sings, and Bobby dances. • Don’t forget the comma!

  3. I. Subordinating Conjunction • A subordinating conjunction connects clauses • Because • If • When • Who • What • Where • Although • As • That (sometimes) And many more!

  4. II. Dependent Clause (or “Subordinating Clause”) • A subordinating clause is a clause that begins with a subordinating conjunction • Because you love chicken • If you truly love chicken • When you love chicken • As you love chicken • How you love chicken Notice that these don’t sound like full sentences by themselves (they are DEPENDENT on more words!)

  5. III. Complex Sentences • A complex sentence is a sentence that combines an independent clause and a dependent clause (here the dependent clauses are blue. The ind. clauses are red. The subordinating conjunctions are underlined. Find a way to distinguish these in your notes as well) • Al wants to go to KFCbecause he likes chicken. • We heard that you can play guitar. • Betty will go to the game if she is feeling better. • ______________ when _______________.

  6. NOTICE… NO COMMA IS NEEDED FOR THESE!

  7. BUT…

  8. (II. Complex Sentences Continued) B. When the dependent clause comes second, no comma is needed. C. When the dependent clause comes first, a comma is needed after the first clause. 1. When I am eighteen, I will go to college. 2. I will go to college when I am eighteen.

  9. COPY THESE EXAMPLES Subordinating conjunction comes first (comma needed) Subordinating Conjunction comes second (no comma) It would be best to sit in the back as we will probably be late Skippy is dangerously overweight because he eats too much. ___________________________________________ Gary will buy tickets when we get there. • As we will probably be late, it would be best to sit in the back. • Because Skippy eats too much, he is dangerously overweight. • If you need me, I will be in the other room. • ___________________________________________.

  10. COMPLEX SENTENCES: Now it’s your turn (answer the following on a new sheet of paper. Study your notes if you get stuck) 1 Write two complex sentence where the dependent clause comes first 2. Write two complex sentence where the dependent clause comes second 3. Write the kind that needs a comma 4. Write the kind that does not need a comma 5. Label each clause: I dance because you sing. 6. Label each clause: When you dance, I laugh.

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