Clauses & Subordinators

A clause is a group of words that has...

• predicate only

• subject only

• subject and predicate

• neither subject nor predicate

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Independent clauses can stand on their own because they are...

• don't need anyone to tell them what to do

• dependent clauses

• incomplete sentences

• complete sentences

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Dependent clauses are also called...

• subordinate clauses

• coordinate

  clauses

• infinitive clause

• adverbial clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Dependent clauses...

• are complete sentences

• will never move out of their parents' house

• must be part of a larger sentence

• can stand alone

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A coordinating conjunction connects...

• two complex clauses

• two independent clauses

• one dependent clause and one independent clause

• nothing, it's divisive

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

Two independent clauses connected by a FANBOYS is called a...

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound-complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

The acronym to help you remember the coordinating conjunctions is...

• AAAWWUBBIS

• FANBOYS

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

The acronym to help you remember the subordinating conjunctions is...

• AAAWWUBBIS

• FANBOYS

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

Because she is your friend

• independent

• dependent

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

When I find myself overwhelmed with work

• independent

• dependent

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B