Dependent Clauses
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Sentence Types and Functions - San Jose State University
www.sjsu.eduThere are two types of clauses: independent clauses and dependent clauses. A sentence contains at least one independent clause and may contain one or more dependent clauses. An independent clause (or main clause) o is a complete thought. o can stand by itself. A dependent clause (or subordinate clause) o is an incomplete thought.
Overview of Sentence Structure
www.hunter.cuny.eduClauses can be connected to form sentences by coordination, using a coordinating conjunction to connect two independent clauses, and by subordination, using a subordinating conjunction to connect one or more dependent clauses to an independent clause.
Coordinating Conjunctions (there are seven)
mrswarnerarlington.weebly.comAfter the movie started, more people came in. (Notice the comma separating the clauses) More people came in after the movie started. A subordinating conjunction causes the clause that it appears in to becom e dependent. In other words, it will be a sentence fragment unless it is joined to an independent clause. EXAMPLES: You are my favorite ...
simple, compound, and complex sentences
www.csuchico.educlauses (for, or, and, yet, nor, so, but) Ex: The yellow puppy barked, and the black cat jumped. Subordinating conjunctions A word that connects an independent clause to a dependent clause Ex: After the yellow puppy barked, the black cat jumped. …
The Elements of Style - University of Washington
faculty.washington.eduSimilar clauses introduced by where and when are similarly punctuated. In 1769, when Napoleon was born, Corsica had but recently been acquired by France. Nether Stowey, where Coleridge wrote The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, is a few miles from Bridgewater. In these sentences the clauses introduced by which, when, and where are non-
Guide to Benefits for American Express® Card Member …
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