Understanding Clauses and Their Functions

The video tutorial explains the difference between main and subordinate clauses. It provides examples to illustrate how main clauses can stand alone, while subordinate clauses add extra information but cannot stand alone. The tutorial includes an activity to sort clauses and an exercise to underline subordinate clauses in sentences.

What are most sentences made up of?

• Words

• Phrases

• Paragraphs

• Clauses

Which type of clause can stand alone and make sense?

• Subordinate clause

• Dependent clause

• Main clause

• Relative clause

What does a subordinate clause provide?

• Conclusion

• Introduction

• Main idea

• Extra information

In the sentence 'Toby screamed at RIA because she broke his toy', which part is the main clause?

• She broke his toy

• At RIA

• Because she broke his toy

• Toby screamed at RIA

In the sentence 'Toby screamed at RIA because she broke his toy', which part is the subordinate clause?

• Toby screamed

• Toby screamed at RIA

• Because she broke his toy

• At RIA

What should you do after sorting clauses into two groups?

• Write an essay

• Submit the worksheet

• Go over to your folder

• Discuss with a partner

Where can you find all the PDFs mentioned in the video?

• In the library

• On the website

• In the textbook

• In the classroom

What is the next step after underlining the subordinate clauses?

• Check your answers

• Write a summary

• Discuss with a friend

• Submit your work

What should you do after checking how many you got correct?

• Take a break

• Go over to your class folder

• Start a new activity

• Ask the teacher