Teaching Capsuleby Patty Villacorta-Melendreras

Life without descriptions…

Life with descriptions…

Sometimes we need to say more than just…

Clauses Independent Clauses

• Group of words with a subject + verb that can stand on its own.

• Example:

• I love music.

Dependent Clauses

• Group of words with a subject + verb that cannot stand on its own.

• Example:• since I was a child

S+V S+V

INDEPENDENT CLAUSE

DEPENDENT CLAUSE

Examples of Dependent Clauses

Until the next time I see you. ..

When she ran to the yellow house…

Because I want to get a 100 in English 6. …

This is the house that I want to buy.

The house that I want to buy is big.

Longer Adjectives for a better conversation

• They will begin words like who, whose, whom, which, and that or when, where, and since.

WHICH…

THAT…

WHO, WHOSE, WHOM

who

• He is the athlete who won a silver medal for Guatemala.

whose• The baby is crying.

• His bottle is empty.

The baby whose bottle is empty is crying.

Examples of Importance and more…

• The student whose hand was up gave the correct answer.

• The spaghetti that you made for dinner tasted great.

• Sometimes the connecting word can be left out.

Combining Sentences

• Using the various kinds of clauses can give variety to your sentences.

• Longer description sentences can be used for this purpose.

Use a longer description clause to combine the following sentences. Use the introductory words who, whose, whom, which, that, when, where, or since to begin the longer description clause.

• 1. The doctor examined the patient. The patient had fallen from a cliff.

Answers

• 1. The doctor examined the patient who had fallen from a cliff.

Use a longer description clause to combine the following sentences. Use the introductory words who, whose, whom, which, that, when, where, or since to begin the longer description clause.

•2. The mechanic repaired my sister's car. The car had a short circuit.

Answers

•2. The mechanic repaired my sister's car that had a short circuit.