Understanding Clauses and Conjunctions

The video tutorial explains clauses, focusing on coordinating and subordinating conjunctions. It describes how clauses form sentences, the role of conjunctions, and the difference between independent and dependent clauses. Examples illustrate how conjunctions connect sentences and how subordinating conjunctions create dependency between clauses.

What are the two main components of a clause?

• Subject and finite verb

• Subject and object

• Object and finite verb

• Finite verb and adverb

What is the role of a finite verb in a clause?

• It makes the clause dependent.

• It indicates the action of the subject.

• It connects two clauses.

• It describes the subject.

What is the role of a finite verb in a clause?

• It makes the clause dependent.

• It indicates the action of the subject.

• It connects two clauses.

• It describes the subject.

What is the role of a finite verb in a clause?

• It describes the subject.

• It connects two clauses.

• It indicates the action of the subject.

• It makes the clause dependent.

Which of the following is true about coordinating conjunctions?

• They only appear at the end of a sentence.

• They make a sentence dependent.

• They connect two independent clauses.

• They can start a sentence.

Which of the following is NOT a coordinating conjunction?

• Or

• Because

• But

• And

What is the primary function of coordinating conjunctions?

• To describe the subject

• To start a sentence

• To connect two independent clauses

• To make a clause dependent

Which of the following is NOT a coordinating conjunction?

• Or

• Because

• But

• And

What is the primary function of coordinating conjunctions?

• To connect two independent clauses

• To make a clause dependent

• To start a sentence

• To describe the subject

Which of the following is NOT a coordinating conjunction?

• But

• Or

• Because

• And