Diocese of Imus Catholic Educational System, Inc.

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St. Jude Parish School, Inc.
Trece Martires City, Cavite
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LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

Name: ________________________________________Teacher: Ma. Bebet B. Saminada Quarter: 1 Act. No. 6
Grade & Section: _______________________________Subject: English Proficiency 1 Date: _______________
Activity Title: The Clauses
Type of Activity: Concept Notes, Reference/s: Mazon, Constancia M. (1995), English 1
(A Textbook- Workbook For College Freshmen) Towards Effective Communication. Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines:
St. Augustine Publications, Inc.
Learning Target/Competency: The learners will be able to identify the different types of clauses to communicate clear
thoughts and ideas. ( DICES)
Values/Graduate Attributes: The learners will become reflective and critical thinkers, eloquent and efficient
communicators, innovative and resourceful, purposeful and decisive, ethical and morally upright, and globally competitive
and locally active individuals who promote communicative efficiency and harmonious relationship in various contexts of
life.

Concept Notes:

THE CLAUSES
( Independent and subordinate Clauses)

- A clause is a word group that contains a verb and its subject and that is used as a sentence or as part of a
sentence . every clause has a subject and a verb,
- A clause that expresses a complete thought and can stand by itself as a sentence is called an INDEPENDENT (
or main ) clause.
- A clause that does not express a complete thought and cannot stand by itself as a sentence is called
SUBORDINATE ( or dependent) clause

Examples:

Sentence : You will enjoy a trip through the Hudson Valley if you like houses with a history.

Independent Clause : You will enjoy a trip through the Hudson Valley ( complete thought )
Subordinate Clause : if you like houses with a history ( incomplete thought )

KINDS OF SUBORDINATE CLAUSE ;

a. Noun Clause – It is a subordinate clause which acts as a noun in a sentence. It usually starts with words such as
that , what , whatever , who , whom, whoever , whomever.

Examples: My command is whatever you wish . ( Whatever you wish is a noun clause )
I know that the story is true. ( that the story is true is a noun clause )
b. Adjective Clause – it is a subordinate clause that is used as an adjective to modify a noun or a pronoun in a
sentence. It mostly starts with relative pronoun such as that , who , whom , whose , which or whose .

Examples;

My sister is the one who ate my ice cream . ( who ate my ice cream is an adjective clause )
Meryl read the book that I gave her. ( that I gave her is an adjective clause. )

c. Adverb Clause – It is a subordinate clause that is used as an adverb to modify a verb , an adjective or an adverb in
a sentence. It modifies a verb of the main clause in terms of time , place , manner , condition , and degree.

Example :riving the car until I tell you to stop. ( until I tell you to stop is an adverb clause )
Keep driving the car until I tell you to stop . ( until I tell you to stop is an adverb clause )

Most of adverb clauses begin with subordinating conjunctions. A subordinating conjunction relates the clause to the word
it modifies . Subordinating conjunctions can be used to show a variety of relationships between ideas.

Time : after , mas , as soon as , before , since , until , when , whenever , while
Cause : because , since
Comparison : as , as much as , than
Condition : although , as long as , even though , provided that , unless
Purpose : in order that , so that
Manner : as , as if , as though
Place : Where , Wherever.