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What Is a Clause?

What Is a Clause?. Oh, You better watch out! They can be tricky!. The Basics. Phrase. Group of words that does not have a subject and a verb. Example: My neighbor’s dog. A noun + verb …it may or may not be a sentence. Clause. Example: My neighbor’s dog left me a present.

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What Is a Clause?

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  1. What Is a Clause? Oh, You better watch out! They can be tricky!

  2. The Basics Phrase Group of words that does not have a subject and a verb. Example: My neighbor’s dog A noun + verb …it may or may not be a sentence Clause Example: My neighbor’s dog left me a present.

  3. Independent Clauses • An independent clause expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence. Notice that Dirk expresses himself with two independent clauses I don’t need you. I don’t need anybody!

  4. Dependent clauses • A dependent clause contains a subject and a verb, but it does not express a complete thought. It cannot stand alone as a sentence. How much money did you say you make? Because I cannot stand alone, I need you Daphne.

  5. Caution! • Independent clauses can stand alone as fully functioning sentences. • Dependent clauses do not communicate a complete thought . They do not make sense by themselves because they are incomplete.

  6. How do we identify and use dependent clauses?

  7. Look for the subordinating conjunctions… • Dependent clauses begin with words like although, before, because, so that, when, while, so,and that. • Example: Although it was dangerous…

  8. A as A after A although W while W when U until B before B because I if S since

  9. We use the AAAWWUBBIS WORDS (aka subordinating conjunctions) to start a dependent clause. Example: Although I was very sick… We then join this clause with an independent clause to make a sentence. Example: Although I was very sick, I still managed to grade all of my students’ papers.

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