Combining Clauses

Combining Clauses

Creating complex sentences with multiple clauses!​

Poll

How comfortable do you feel with CORRECTLY using commas and semicolons?

• I am very comfortable with this material, and I will almost ALWAYS get it right.

• USUALLY I will get it right, but sometimes I make mistakes because there are a few holes in my knowledge.

• SOMETIMES I will get it right, but I'm still confused about how to use commas and semicolons.

• I really don't understand how to correctly use commas and semicolons.

What Will We Do Today?

• ​​Mini-Review Lesson with polls and questions -- Some will be worth points!

• Redemption quiz with commonly missed questions from ALL pervious Quizizz (no powerups!)

• Hot Seat Game -- Online Version

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On Sunday--> Final Quizizz -- Multi-Clause Sentences! (no powerups!)

Open Ended

What is the difference between all of the following:

- Common Noun

- Proper Noun

- Collective Noun

- Abstract Noun

Types of Nouns...

• ​​COMMON NOUN --> dog, shoe, phone, table, house...

• ​PROPER NOUN --> Ms. Carly, Mr. Mattia, King's Academy, Sampdoria...

• COLLECTIVE NOUN --> ​the team, the government, those animals, that family...

• ABSTRACT NOUN --> ​love, truth, danger, happiness, anger...

Do You Remember the Formulas??

Get ready for some questions!​

Multiple Choice

Dependent Clause + ______ + Independent Clause

• comma

• semicolon

• no punctuation

• period

Multiple Choice

Independent Clause + ______ + Dependent Clause

• comma

• semicolon

• no punctuation

• period

Multiple Choice

How many clauses are in this grammatically correct sentence:

Because the museum had so many exhibits, I found it to be very interesting, so I stayed for a long time.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

How many clauses are in this grammatically correct sentence:

When she was younger, she was scared of ghosts and would hide from them under her bed.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4