Clauses foldable notes Clause vs Phrase A Clause
Clauses – foldable notes
Clause vs. Phrase A Clause… A Phrase… • Contains BOTH a subject and verb • If INDEPENDENT, it can stand alone as its own sentence • Does NOT contain both subject and verb (may have only one, but not both) • Because he stood in the doorway, the guests could not enter. • Standing in the doorway, the boy blocked the guests’ path.
Independent vs. Subordinate Clauses Independent • Can stand alone • A “sentence” that “expresses a complete thought” • He had not slept, so he was tired. (Ind/Ind) Two independent clauses can be joined by… , FANBOYS OR ; (semicolon) Subordinate • Cannot stand alone • “sounds” incomplete – usually because of the FIRST WORD of the clause • Because he had not slept, he was tired. (Sub/Ind) • If you see clauses joined by ONLY a COMMA, one of them is subordinate.
Adjective vs. Adverb Sub. Clauses Adjective Adverb • Describe nouns • Answer Which one? How many? What kind? • Ex: The street where I live has many hills • Key words that begin: that, who(m), whose, which, when, where, why • Describe verbs, adj, adv. • Answer When? Where? Why? How? To what extent? • Ex: I sleep where I live. • Key words that begin: After, although, as, because, before, even though, if, since, so, than, though, unless, until, when(ever), where(ever), while.
Noun Clauses • • • Used how NOUNS are used in a sentence DO (follows Act. Verb) PN (follows Linking Verb) OP (follows prep. ) SUB (beginning of sentence) IO (answers “to/for” whom – BEFORE a DO) Keywords: that, how, when, where(ever), whether, why, what(ever), whom, who(ever), whom(ever), which(ever)
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