DEPENDENT AND

IDENPENDENT CALUSE

IT IS A GROUP OF WORDS THAT CONTAINS A SUBJECT AND A VERB

THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF CLAUSE

• Idenpendent
A clause that expresses a complete thought and can stand alone.
Example
He memorized a poem last night.
Mary will read her poem
When a idependent clause starts with a
capital letter and ends with a period or
question mark, it is a sentences.

Example

He runs fast.

Students learn english.

DEPENDENT (OR SUBORDINATE)

• It does not express a complete thought and It can not stand by itself as a sentences.
Example

Becuase he memorized a poem

When Mary reads her poem at school

Since many people enjoy poetry

WRITE SOME EXAMPLES ABOUT
INDEPENDENT

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WHAT MAKES A CLAUSE DEPENDENT

• A clause dependent begins with subordinate Word.

Example

Who When While That Since Because

Unless and so on.
PUNCTUATION

• Whe the dependent clause come first, it is usually followed by a comma.

Example
When the rain stops, the game will begin
When the dependent clause come
last, there is generally no comma

Example

The game will begin when the rain

stops.
Write whether the underlined clause is independent or dependent
1.The teacher who lives next door to Rob is Mrs. Johnson. _______________

2. Our dog will run away if the gate is left open. ____________________

3. Because the storm knocked out the power, school will be canceled on Thursday.________________

4. This is the homework assignment that you missed last week. ______________________

5. The movie was good although it was too long. ________________________________

6. Victoria heard what her sister said, but she ignored it. __________________________

7. The moon shone on the ocean while the whales rose to the surface _________________