Punctuating Adjective & Adverb Clauses

1. Punctuating Adjective & Adverb Clauses

2. Standards • ELA8C1 Identifies and writes correctly punctuated adjective and adverb clauses.

3. Adjective Clause • An adjective clause is used to describe a noun. Ex: The Car,which was red, belonged to Katie. Birthday’s,which are great, only come once a year.

4. Non-defining clauses: • give extra information about the noun, but they are not essential. Ex: The desk in the corner,which is covered in books, is Ms. Ferrel’s. Our junior year,which has been a ton of fun, is coming to an end.

5. Defining clauses: • gives essential information about the noun. Ex: The present that arrived this morning was for Ms. Whitmire. The test that is tomorrow will be very difficult.

6. Adverb Clauses • An adverb clause contains a subject and a full verb. • Sometimes called “adverbial clauses” • Ex: I saw the movie before I left for Savannah. Christina always studies before a big test.

7. Common Adverb Clauses • Place Ex:Wherever Ms. Conner is, there are students learning nearby. • Time Ex:After this lesson is over, we will celebrate Ms. Whitmire’s birthday! • Cause Ex: Jenny didn’t call the boy,because she was shy.

8. Common Adverb Clauses • Purpose Ex: Secrest goes to college, so that she can become a teacher! • Concession Ex: Although Kathy has a degree in nursing, she wants to be a teacher. • Condition Ex: If Heather saves her money, then she can buy her wedding dress.

9. What is the Difference? • Adjective Clause- clause that describes a noun with either essential (defining) or unessential information (non-defining). • Adverb Clause- a phrase that contains a subject and a verb and answers a question.

10. Adjective or adverb? • Spring break, which went by too fast, was fun. • Next spring we will start our student teaching!! • Although Stephanie is a full time student, she works three jobs. • I Am Legend, which came out in March, and starred Will Smith.

11. Relative Pronouns- An adjective clause usually begins with a relative pronoun • That • Which • Who • Whom • whose

12. Punctuation- Adjective Clauses • Use commas to set off non-essential clauses. • Example: Miep, who gave Anne writing paper, hid Anne’s diary from the Nazis

13. Punctuating- Essential Clauses • Do not set off by commas

14. Subordinating Conjunctions- Adverb clauses usually begin with subordinating conjunctions • After • Although • As if • As long as • As soon as • As though • Because • before • How • If • In order that • Since • So that • Than • Though • Unless • until • When • Whenever • Where • Wherever • Whether • while

15. Punctuate- based on where it is located in the sentence. • If it begins the sentence then it is followed by a comma Examples: • When March came, the huge ice flow began to melt and break up. • Because I had a sore throat, I could not audition for the school play.

16. Sources • http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/advcls.htm • http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/adjhtm

17. Ms. Conner’s Movie Review of Adjective and Adverb Clauses!