Grammar: Clauses

Grammar: Clauses

Independent and Dependent Clauses

​Independent and Dependent Clauses

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Multiple Choice

She got a perfect score.

• Independent

  (can stand alone)

• Dependent

  (cannot stand alone)

Multiple Choice

Because she was so smart.

• Independent

  (can stand alone)

• Dependent

  (cannot stand alone)

​Before, when, because

​A dependent clause (cannot stand on its own) usually begins with a subordinating conjunction, such as before, when, or because.

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• There are many other subordinating conjunctions that we will study later​

Before and when, along with some other words, show time.

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They explain when something happened​

​​Before & when

Because, along with others, shows reason, or cause.

because

Before

Before shows time

when

​When shows time

because

Because shows a reason

Multiple Choice

Choose the subordinating conjunction:

Because she was so smart.

• Because

• she

• was

• so

• smart

Multiple Choice

Choose the subordinating conjunction:

Before I could ask.

• Before

• I

• could

• ask

Multiple Choice

Choose the independent clause:

• Because of the time.

• It got very cold.

• Before the morning.

• When the moon is high.

Multiple Choice

Choose the subordinating conjunction:

• My

• birthday

• comes

• before

• yours

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct subordinating conjunction to form a complex sentence:

The Arctic is barren (before/because) it is so cold.

• before

• because

Poll

How do you feel so far about clauses and subordinating conjunctions?

• So far, so good!

• I've almost got it!

• I'm still a little confused

• What's a subordinating comjunction??