Subordinate Conjunctions

A clause has:

• a subject and a predicate
• a phrase and a word
• a noun and an adjective
• a comma and a period

An independent clause:

• has a subject and a predicate but no complete thought
• has a subject and a predicate and a complete though
• can't be a sentence on its own
• makes a sentence complex

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

A dependent clause:

• has a subject and a predicate but no complete thought
• has a subject and a predicate and a complete though
• can be a sentence on its own
• makes a sentence compound

while the band was playing

• This is an independent clause.
• This is a dependent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

because she studied diligently

• This is an independent clause.
• This is a dependent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

she studied diligently

• This is an independent clause.
• This is a dependent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

although I ate my lunch

• This is an independent clause.
• This is a dependent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.6

I eat my lunch in the shade.

• This is an independent clause.
• This is a dependent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

A complex sentence is:

• two independent clauses
• one independent clause alone
• an independent clause and a dependent clause
• two dependent clauses

I was able to get my work checked since the bus was early today.
The subordinate conjunction of this sentence is:

• was
• able
• since
• today

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A