Grammar Review (so far)

Based on your understanding, what is a clause?

• A group of nouns that may or may not have a verb.

• A group or verbs that may or may not have a noun.

• A group of words that has a noun and a verb.

• A group of nouns that exist together.

(1) Whenever I am working on my homework, (2) I listen to quiet music to help me concentrate.

Clause (2) is...

• Independent

• Dependent

• a noun clause

• Not a real clause

(1) Whenever I am working on my homework, (2) I listen to quiet music to help me concentrate.

Clause (1) is...

• Dependent

• Independent

• An adverbial clause

• Not a real clause

"Whenever I do my homework" is a dependent clause. In your own words, explain your understanding of this.

"Drive" is present tense, so simple past is _______.

"Drove" is simple past, so past progressive is _____ _____.

"Were driving" is past progressive, so present progressive is _______.

The three little pigs built a house of sticks, raised a home made of mud, and were building a house of stone to protect themselves.

The first clause is...

• Parallel!

• Not parallel.

• I don't understand.

The wolf huffed and puffed, but he could not blow the last house down.

The first clause is...

• Parallel!

• Not parallel.

• Not relevant because it only has one verb.

• I DON'T UNDERSTAND!

Instead of eating the pigs, the wolf bought himself a nice sausage breakfast at Denny's.

The first clause is...

• dependent

• Not parallel.

• Irrelevant because it has only one verb.

• Still lost.