Beyond the Simple Sentence: SubordinationCarla M. JeffersonED 095Sandhills Community College

Let’s Review

•A clause has a subject and a verb.

•An independent clause is a simple sentence; it is a group of words, with a subject and verb, that makes sense by itself.

The Dependent Clause

•Has a subject and a verb, but does not make sense by itself.

• It cannot stand alone – it depends on the rest of the sentence to give it meaning.

Option 4: Using a Dependent Clause to Begin a Sentence

•Combine simple sentences by changing one independent clause into a dependent clause and placing it at the beginning of a new sentence.

•Ex: I was late for work. My car had a flat tire.▫Because my car had a flat tire, I was late

for work.

Option 5:Using a Dependent Clause to End a Sentence

•Combine simple sentences by changing one independent clause into a dependent clause and placing it at the end of a new sentence.

•Ex: I was late for work because my car had a flat tire.

Using Subordinating Conjunctions

•Changing an independent clause to a dependent one is called subordinating.

•You add a subordinating conjunction to an independent clause – making it a dependent clause.

•Look at the info box on page 413 for examples of subordinating conjunctions.

Punctuating Complex Sentences

•A sentence that has one independent clause and one (or more) dependent clause(s) is called a complex sentence.

•What’s the rule?•Dependent clause first = comma needed

after clause.•Independent clause first = no comma

needed.

Let’s Practice!

•Exercise 1 – #’s 1, 3, & 5

1. Until I can afford a new car, I have to keep paying for repairs on my old one.

3. After my parents stopped arguing about my bad behavior, I feel into a restless and troubled sleep.

5. Kristen never buys much when she and I spend time at the mall on the weekends.

Let’s Practice

•Exercise 2- #’s 6, 8, & 10

6. Since we had missed the first part of the movie, we couldn’t understand the plot.

8. I will own my own house even if I have to work and save for ten or twenty years.

10. As the forest fire moved closer to the houses, the residents prepared for evacuation.

Independent Practice•Exercises 7 and 8•Directions:

▫Check your email for the assignment link.▫Click on the link.▫Sign into Google Documents using your

Sandhills’ email account information (if needed).

▫Click on File>Download as>Word▫When the box pops up, click open▫“Save As” adding your name in parentheses

(Cjefferson)▫Edit the assignment. Print and provide to

me.