Dependent clauses

Independent and Dependent clauses

Poll

How are you today?

• Fabulous

• Amazing

• Tremendous

• Ok

​Clause

​a group of related words that has both a subject and a predicate

Open Ended

There are independent and dependent clauses. You know what independent means. What do you think an independent clause 

Independent Clause​

presents a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence​

Open Ended

Based on the definition of an independent clause (expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence), what do you think a dependent clause is?

​Dependent Clause

​Does not present a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence.

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​It does have a subject and predicate, but is a sentence fragment.

Multiple Choice

Review! What is the subject of a sentence?

• Part of the sentence that shows action

• The part of the sentence about which something is said

Multiple Choice

Review! What is the predicate of a sentence?

• Part of the sentence that shows action

• The part of the sentence about which something is said

Multiple Choice

A clause can have a subject and predicate but still be a fragment.

• True!

• False!

A dependent clause depends on the rest of the sentence to present a complete thought​

​So what makes a clause dependent?

Often has a word ​at the start of the clause that makes it dependent.

after, although, as, as if, because, before, even if, even though, if, in order to, since, though, unless, until, whatever, when, whenever, whether, and while. ​

A dependent marker can make an independent clause dependent​

​I studied for the test. - independent! A complete thought

A dependent marker can make an independent clause dependent​

​I studied for the test. - independent! A complete thought

​If I studied for the test. - dependent! We need more information. What will happen if you study for the test?

A dependent marker can make an independent clause dependent​

​I studied for the test. - independent! A complete thought

Although I studied for the test. - dependent! We need more information. What will happened although you studied for the test?

Multiple Choice

When my mom turned twenty-one.

• Dependent - I need more information!

• Independent - expresses a complete thought.

Multiple Choice

When my mom turned twenty-one, her aunt fell ill.

• Dependent - I need more information!

• Independent - expresses a complete thought.

Multiple Choice

If we weren't at school or work or church.

• Dependent - I need more information!

• Independent - expresses a complete thought.

Multiple Choice

We were out exploring.

• Dependent - I need more information!

• Independent - expresses a complete thought.

Multiple Choice

While I know nothing of my dad's life before me.

• Dependent - I need more information!

• Independent - expresses a complete thought.

Multiple Choice

While I know nothing of my dad's life before me, I do have a sense of who he is as a person.

• Dependent - I need more information!

• Independent - expresses a complete thought.

Multiple Choice

He closed the restaurant. 

• Dependent - I need more information!

• Independent - expresses a complete thought.

​Dependent clauses aren't bad!

They can make our writing more complex and interesting.

We just want to be sure that our dependent clauses is joined with an independent clause to form a complete sentence. ​

Multiple Choice

A dependent clause has a subject and predicate but is a sentence fragment. 

• True!

• False!

Open Ended

Write a complete sentence using both a dependent and independent clause. Underline your dependent clause.

Example: Although I love ice cream, I hate frozen yogurt.

If I studied more, I would have amazing grades.