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Jot down a few things that you know about clauses. I don't know is an unacceptable answer!
What is a clause?
A clause is a group of words with its own subject and verb. There are 2 types of clauses:
Independent-can stand alone and function as a sentence Subordinate-CANNOT stand alone as a sentence and does not express a complete thought.
Who
Whom
As if
As long as
Since
So that
Whose
Which
As soon as
Because
Than
Though
That
After Although As
Even though
If In order that Once
Unless
Until When Whenever
Why
Benjamin Franklin was a man who symbolized the spirit of early America. Although he was born in Boston, Franklin moved to Philadelphia as a young an. When he arrived there, he began working as a printer. Franklin published Poor Richards Almanac, the publication for which he was most famous. Science was also an area that fascinated him. His experiments proved that lightning was a form of electricity. Many of Franklins achievements occurred when he was an old man. When Franklin was seventy, he attended the Continental Congress. After the Revolutionary War started, he served as an ambassador to France. All Americans recognize that Franklins contributions were important.
Classifying Sentences
Structure is the number and types of clauses in a sentence. There are 4 types of sentences:
Simple Compound Complex Compound-complex
Simple Sentences
1 independent clause 0 subordinate clauses
The moon shone brightly. The man and woman ate pizza. He painted the fence, raked the leaves, and mowed the grass.
Compound Sentences
2 independent clauses 0 subordinate clauses
He painted the fence, and she chopped wood. I wanted to be a doctor, but I failed the exam. It is easy to win the game; however, you must follow all of the rules. He fell; I laughed.
Accordingly
Furthermore Moreover
Anyway
However Likewise
Besides
Incidentally Further
Similarly
Finally Also Hence Namely Still
Nevertheless
Then Certainly Indeed Nonetheless Therefore Undoubtedly
Next
Thereafter Consequently
Instead
Now Thus Meanwhile
Otherwise
Complex Sentences
1 independent clause At least 1 subordinate clause
After I came home, I made dinner We visited the museum before it closed.
1.We chose one way; they chose another. 2.They learned a dance with a variety of steps. 3.Whenever Angelo gets to school early, he talks to his friends. 4.The vibrations from the jet caused the vase to fall and crack. 5.The gum stuck to his face; it looked like glue.