Main and Subordinate Clauses Creating and identifying effective

Main and Subordinate Clauses Creating and identifying effective sentences…

Why learn about clauses? u Learning about clauses helps us identify if we have written our thoughts in complete sentences. – Basically, writing is about action. We write to answer the questions: Who? What? When? Where? Why? and How?

What is a main clause? u. A Main Clause a. k. a. independent clause, consists of: + The subject is involved in the action The verb IS the action

Let’s See it in Action… u The Lady Vikings defeated the Lady Dons. – Subject= ______ (Who? ) – Verb= ______ (What did they do? ) u Mr. Rosas addressed the whole school. – Subject= ______ (Who? ) – Verb= ______ (What did he/she do? )

Let’s See it in Action… u The Lady Vikings defeated the Lady Dons. – Subject= Lady Vikings – Verb= defeated u Mr. Rosas addressed the whole school. – Subject= Mr. Rosas – Verb= addressed

Subordinate Clauses u Whenever you add a subordinate conjunction in front of a subject and a verb you no longer have a complete thought. u Subordinate clauses are dependent

Adding Subordinate Clauses to Your Writing u When you add a subordinate clause at the front of a main clause, we use a comma. – While Mr. Rasas was baking cookies, all of D-hall smelled delicious. subordinate clause + , + main clause

Subordinate Conjunctions After Although As Because Before But that If In order that Lest No matter How since so that supposing than that though till unless until what whenever whereas wherever whether which while who why even though provided that

Let’s check it out… u After the Lady Vikings defeated the Lady Dons… u What happened? Tell me more… u Whenever Mr. Rosas addressed the whole school… u What happens whenever he addresses the whole school? u Note how these clauses leave you wanting more information.

Let’s practice finding incomplete sentences… Ms. Turner supervises the morning announcements. u When Mr. Mullarkey introduces a new vocabulary list. u After the Lady Vikings defeated the Lady Dons, they won three more games. u Even though Ms. Turner supervises the morning announcements, we know the students run the show. u Because Ms. Miller is obsessed with words. u

Adding Subordinate Clauses to Your Writing u When you add a subordinate clause at the end of a main clause, we generally don’t use punctuation. – All the students in D-hall are happy because they love the smell of cookies. main clause + subordinate clause

Rule #1: USE COMMAS FOR ITEMS IN A SERIES Words, Phrases, and Clauses in a series are usually separated by commas to show the reader where one item in the series ends and the next begins. Words in a Series: Series In the early morning, the lake looked cold , , , , gray On the boat, we took extra clothes fishing poles and calm. and some snacks.

Phrases in a Series , , Checking his shoelaces fastening his helmet strap and , positioning his kneepads Brandon prepared for the skateboarding competition. Where do the commas go? What is a phrase again? ! A group of words that does not have a S & V together

Clauses in a The lights dimmed Series , the curtain rose , and the play began. We didn’t know where we were going, how we would get there, or when we would arrive. What is a clause again? Where do the commas go? Group of words with a S & V. It can stand alone.

Your task: homework u Compose two MEL-CON paragraphs using at least two subordinating conjunctions to form complex sentences, one transition word to being the second paragraph, and one sentence using commas in a series. I WILL GRADE THIS CLOSELY!

More information u Underline the subordinating conjunction used in a complex sentence u Double underline the transition word u Put a star in the margin next to the sentence using commas in a series

u. After seeing the movie, the space creatures seemed more believable than ever to all of us. A. NO CHANGE B. the space creatures seemed believable. C. all of us believed more the space creatures. D. all of us felt the space creatures were more believable than ever.

A bright yellow shining light glowed from the lighthouse to warn travelers at sea. A. NO CHANGE B. bright, yellow, shining light C. bright, yellow, shining, light D. bright, yellow, shining, light,

The baby’s hat is made of wool and it really seems to keep him warm. A. NO CHANGE B. wool, and C. wool, and, D. wool and,

u The u u cat is soft, cuddly, and has warmth. A. NO CHANGE B. it has warmth. C. the cat is warm. D. and warm.

27. The grammar exercises are long, difficult, and contain absurdities. u A. NO CHANGE u G. absurd. u H. are containing absurdities. u J. are also absurd.