Independent and Dependent Clauses

1. Independent and DependentClauses Complete and Incomplete Sentences

2. What’s a clause? 11th grade English A clause is any group of related words that contains a subject and a predicate.

3. What’s a subject? 11th grade English • A subject is the noun that is doing an action in a sentence. • A noun can be… • a person (father, student, Barack Obama) • a thing (chair, book, spaceship) • a place (city, Illinois, ocean) • an idea (reality, happiness, success)

4. What’s a predicate? 11th grade English • A predicate is what the subject is doing in a sentence. • A predicate can be… • a verb only • a verb followed by other words

5. Examples of a clause 11th grade English The earth trembled The earthquake destroyed the city The result was chaos The citizens declared the earthquake a disaster SubjectsPredicates

6. What’s an Independent Clause? 11th grade English An independent clause is a complete sentence. It contains a subject and a predicate that make a complete sentence.

7. These are all Independent Clauses 11th grade English The earth trembled. The earthquake destroyed the city. The result was chaos. The citizens declared the earthquake a disaster.

8. What is a Dependent Clause? 11th grade English It is an incomplete sentence. It contains a subject and a predicate. It DOES NOT make a complete sentence.

9. Examples of a Dependent Clause 11th grade English when the earthtrembled declaredthe citizens that it was a disaster SubjectPredicate

10. What do both types of clauses have in common? 11th grade English Independent and dependent clauses both have subjects and predicates.

11. What is different between both types of clauses? 11th grade English An independent clause is a complete sentence that tells the reader a complete thought. A dependent clause is an incomplete sentence that tells the reader only part of a thought.

12. Quiz!!! 11th grade English • Which one of these clauses is an independent clause? Too much candy for one person Blinking inside of the carved pumpkin The kids rang the doorbell in anticipation

13. Quiz!!! 11th grade English • Which one of these clauses is a dependent clause? Too much candy for one person Blinking inside of the carved pumpkin, the candle light waved in the wind The kids rang the doorbell in anticipation

14. Quiz Answers 11th grade English • The kids rang the doorbell in anticipation. – independent clause • Too much candy for one person – dependent clause

15. What kind of punctuation do you use with independent clauses? 11th grade English a period a semi-colon a comma + FANBOYS a colon

16. How do you use a period? 11th grade English You use a period to end a regular independent clause. Examples: I really like you. You are a good friend.

17. How do you use a semi-colon? 11th grade English You use a semi-colon when you are separating two independent clauses whose topics are related to each other. Example: I really like you; you are a good friend.

18. What is FANBOYS? 11th grade English • FANBOYS is the acronym for the following: • For • And • Nor • But • Or • Yet • So

19. How do you use a comma + FANBOYS? 11th grade English A comma + FANBOYS separates two independent clauses, but you MUST use the correct conjunction. Examples: I really like you, and you are a really good friend. I really like you, but you are too goofy.

20. How do you use a colon? 11th grade English You use a colon when you want to list examples. You can only use a colon after an independent clause. Example: I really like you for many reasons: you’re friendly, compassionate, and loyal.

21. Conclusion 11th Grade English What is the topic of this presentation? What did you learn about that topic?