 The cat went under the bed

 Until next week

 Quickly walking to the store

 Yet they tried

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DEFINITION  Clauses are units of grammar that
contain at least one predicate (verb)
and a subject .

 Clauses are categorized into 2 groups:

 Independent Clauses
 Dependent Clauses

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Independent
Clauses

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Definition :

A group of words that can stand on its

own as a sentence.

Contains both subject and a verb. It is

a complete thought.
Doesn’t need any other clause for its
existence

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 Examples :

subject + verb Lazy students whine.

= complete
thought Subject: students
Verb: whine
Cola spilled over the glass and
splashed onto the counter
Subject : cola
Verb: spilled, splashed

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Dependent/
Subordinate
Clauses

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Definition
No complete thought by itself. Standing
alone it can be considered as an
incomplete sentence.
It needs to be combined with an
independent clause to form a complete
thought
Dependent clauses are by subordinating
conjunctions such as because, what, if.
This causes the clause to be dependent
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Examples:
subordinate conjunction+subject+ verb=
incomplete thought
Whenever lazy students whine

Subordinate conjunction : whenever

Subject : students
Verb: whine

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Examples:
As cola spilled over the glass and
splashed onto the counter

Subordinate conjunction: as
Subject: cola
Verb: spilled, splashed

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=

Independent clause + dependent clause

Or

Dependent Clause + Independent clause

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 Revisions to the
dependent clauses
Whenever lazy students whine, Mrs. Russell throws
chalk at their head

Anthony ran for the paper towels as cola spilled over

the glass and splashed onto the counter

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Adverb Clauses

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 ADVERB
CLAUSES
A clause that functions as an adverb.

They tell why, where when or what

happened in a sentence.

They are frequently movable within the

sentence

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Examples

When the timer rings, we know the

cake is done

We know the cake is done, when the

time rings

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Noun clauses

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 Noun
Clauses
Is a dependent clause that works like a noun.
You can find it as a subject or object

As a subject :
What she wrote is interesting
As an object:
I read what she wrote

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Relative Clauses

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Relative
Clauses
Sometimes called an adjective clause because
it functions like an adjective it gives more
information about the noun

Have you seen the man who is the new

marketing director

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TYPES
RESTRICTIVE

Gives information the defines the noun-

information that is necessary to complete the
identification of the noun.

The girl whom you saw yesterday is my sister

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TYPES
NON RESTRICTIVE

Gives additional information on something but do

not define it.
They are put in commas.

Mary, who is my girlfriend, likes eating fastfood.

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RODEZA U. MAQUERA BSEDE1

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