Snackable Business English - 3 clauses

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3 Clauses H. E. Colby

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• A clause is a part of a sentence that contains its own subject and predicate.


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• An independent clause completes a thought with a subject and verb.


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• Ex: Lisa makes good grades in math.



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• A dependent/subordinate clause has a subject and verb, but does not express a complete thought. It relies on an independent clause to complete its meaning.


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• Ex: When* Roger studies French…

• (what happens when Roger studies?…it is incomplete)

*Dependent Marker Word



Adjective Clauses



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• Ex: When* Roger studies French…

• (what happens when Roger studies?…it is incomplete)

*Dependent Marker Word



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• Dependent Marker Words: after, although, as, as if, because, before, even if, even though, if, in order to, since, though, unless, until, whatever, when, whenever, whether, and while.


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• Ex1: When Roger studies French alone, he gets confused.

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Ex2: Rosa prepared her lunch after she went home.



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• An Elliptical Clause is a type of dependent clause with a subject and verb that are implied, not stated.


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• Ex: Though unsafe, Marcos hikes in the jungle.

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Though (it is) unsafe….



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