CONNECTORS
Complete:
We stayed home __________ it was raining.
BECAUSE
Main or Dependent?
Although she was tired
DEPENDENT
Rewrite using however.
I studied hard.
I failed.
I studied hard; however, I failed.
I was sleeping ________ my phone rang.
WHEN
It was raining.
________, we went hiking.
A) Still
B) Because
STILL
We canceled the game __________ the rain.
A) because of
B) since
BECUASE OF
Main or Dependent?
He finished his homework.
MAIN
Change to unless.
If you don't study, you won't pass.
Unless you study, you won't pass.
________ we were eating, the lights went out.
WHILE
Complete.
________ the bad weather, they played soccer.
IN SPITE OF
Complete:
She saved money __________ she could buy a new phone.
SO THAT
Underline the dependent clause.
I'll call you after I finish work.
AFTER I FINISH WORK
Change to a participial phrase.
After she finished dinner, she watched TV.
After finishing dinner, she watched TV.
Complete.
There were ________ people that we couldn't get in.
SO MANY
Complete.
________ he was sick, he went to work.
EVEN THOUGH
"Since" has two meanings.
Give one sentence where since means time.
I HAVE LIVED HERE SINCE 2004
Complete the sentence with a connector that creates a dependent clause.
__________ she was nervous, she gave an excellent presentation.
A) However
B) Although
C) Still
ALTHOUGH
Change to a time clause.
Before leaving the house, Tom checked the windows.
Before Tom left the house...
It was ________ amazing movie that everyone cried.
SUCH AN
Unscramble.
(that / gave / teacher / so / us / much / homework)
The teacher gave us so much homework that...
Give one sentence where since means because.
Since everyone was ready, we started.
Circle the dependent clause.
Even though it was late, we continued studying because we had a test.
EVEN THOUGH IT WAS LATE
OR
BECAUSE WE HAD A TEST
Rewrite using because of.
The game was canceled because it rained heavily.
The game was canceled because of the heavy rain.
Complete.
We had ________ homework that nobody finished.
SO MUCH
Create one sentence using ALL of these:
Even though it was raining because of the storm, we still went outside; however, we came back early because there was so much wind unless we found shelter.