What's a sentence? What's a clause? What's a phrase? click here
contains a subject and a verb (subject/predicate)
may be independent or dependent
if independent: it makes sense
if dependent: it needs something else for it to make sense
a complete sentence
has a subject & a verb (subject/predicate)
makes sense; can stand alone
contains a subject and a verb, but it does not make sense to stand alone
often has a word that hints that it is a dependent clause & those are called subordinating conjunctions
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note-taking form: click here
Commas Splices: a No-No: slide show: click here
here's a video of the above: click here
Making the Wrong, Right: click here
here's a video of the above: click here
How to Fix 'Em: Challenge Game in QUIA: click here
Fix the Comma Splices: student copy: click here
key of above: board game style: click here
Fanboys Follow-Up in QUIA: click here
varying your sentence structure: turning sentences with dependent clauses into sentences with fanboys