Combining Clauses

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What is a clause?

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A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and a verb. It can stand alone as a complete sentence (independent clause) or cannot stand alone (dependent clause).

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. It can stand alone as a sentence.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought. It cannot stand alone as a sentence.

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Identify the function of the clause in the sentence: 'Although it was raining, we went for a walk.'

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The clause 'Although it was raining' is a dependent clause that provides a condition for the independent clause 'we went for a walk.'

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What punctuation is needed before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence?

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A comma is needed before a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) when it connects two independent clauses.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence is a sentence that contains at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon.

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What is the role of subordinating conjunctions in a sentence?

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Subordinating conjunctions introduce dependent clauses and show the relationship between the dependent clause and the independent clause.

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Provide an example of a sentence with a dependent clause.

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'Because I was tired, I went to bed early.' The dependent clause is 'Because I was tired.'

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What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?

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A phrase is a group of words that does not contain a subject-verb pair and cannot stand alone as a sentence, while a clause contains a subject and a verb.

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What is a complex sentence?

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A complex sentence is a sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.