Subordinate and Independent Clause Day 1 A dependent

Subordinate and Independent Clause

Day 1 A dependent clause, also called a SUBORDINATE CLAUSE, is a group of words that has a SUBJECT and a PREDICATE but cannot stand alone. Decide whether the underlined portion of each sentence is a 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. SUBORDINATE CLAUSE (SC or no): Brian was a photographer who traveled into space to take pictures. When he arrived on a new planet, he looked for a nice landscape shot. Unfortunately, he discovered a giant alien monster that had massive teeth and really bad breath. As soon as he got back to his spaceship, he tried to take off. But the monster, which was roaring loudly, wouldn’t let the ship leave. After a few seconds, the beast managed to pry the hatch open. Brian closed his eyes because he didn’t want to see the inside of the alien’s stomach. Luckily, it turned out that the beast just wanted to borrow his camera. Wordplay – Just for fun! FIXER-ROOTER: How many words can you think of that have the same prefix, suffix, or root as the multisyllabic word below? SUBORDINATE – SUB / ORDIN / ATE (under the authority of a superior)

Day 2 Most SUBORDINATE CLAUSES look almost like independent clauses except that they start with a word that makes the clause feel like an incomplete thought. These words are called (you fill in the blank). In each sentence, write out the subordinate clause that starts with a (? ) 1. I don’t like Twinkies because they make me gain weight. 2. If you want to borrow my headphones, you’ll have to pay me a dollar. 3. Whenever I ride the bus, I’m always late for first hour. 4. I’m not talking to you again unless you tell me the truth. Other SUBORDINATE CLAUSES start with a RELATIVE PRONOUN—like “that, ” “which, ” “who, ” or “whom. ” In each sentence, underline the subordinate clause that starts with a RELATIVE PRONOUN: 5. I want the car that Will Smith drove in I Am Legend. 6. My sister is dating a guy who just got out of prison. 7. The class trip, which sounds like a lot of fun, is next Friday. Wordplay – Just for fun! EIGHT BALL: Create as many words as you can using three or more of the letters below (at least one eight-letter word is possible): R D I A I F L E

Day 3 An INDEPENDENT CLAUSE is a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence and must contain a SUBJECT and a PREDICATE. Read each of the following excerpts from Number the Stars by Lois Lowry and decide if it has a SUBJECT AND A PREDICATE (answer INDEPENDENT or NOT INDEPENDENT): 1. and now, three years later 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. King Christian was getting old badly injured last year in a fall from his horse, faithful old Jubiee had carried him around Copenhagen so many mornings for days they thought he would die and all of Denmark had mourned Fill in the blank to complete the independent clause: 7. My new red bicycle ______________. 8. ______________ could destroy the entire planet. Wordplay – Just for fun! DESCRAMBLER: Try to sort out the five scrambled words below: YBBA GANOY FRTADE RNIGESW LUNKFNIG

Day 4 Decide whether each example below is an INDEPENDENT CLAUSE (answer YES or NO): 1. The little purple fairy. 2. She lived in the woods with all her fairy friends. 3. Her name was Violet. 4. Named after her great grandmother, the ugliest fairy in the forest. 5. Whenever someone calls Violet ugly. 6. Violet gets really mad, knocks the person out, and feeds him or her to the nearest tree troll. 7. She has anger issues. 8. According to her fairy psychiatrist. Wordplay – Just for fun! ANAGRAM: Rearrange the letters in the nonsense phrase below to create new words that actually make sense. ALL KEROSENE GLASS (Hint: purple and gold ball players)

On a separate piece of paper, write seven sentences telling something you are passionate about. You will need to explain why. Use independent (highlight in orange) and subordinate clauses (highlight in blue). APPLICATION