Parts of Speech
Person, place, thing, or idea
Noun
________________ _________________ are complete thoughts and make sense by themselves. ________________ ______________ are partial thoughts, and they require more information to be a complete sentence.
Independent clause, dependent clause
Maria came over today
Independent
After we had lunch we went to the park.
After we had lunch, we went to the park.
Adverb clause
Modifies or provides additional information about a noun
Adjective
Dependent clauses must be used in combination with at least one _______________ ______________ in order to appear in a sentence.
independent clause
When I was little
Dependent
Sarah wanted to have a puppy but her brother and sister were allergic.
Sarah wanted to have a puppy, but her brother and sister were allergic.
When the sun shines, we will shine together.
Adverb clause
Words that take the place of nouns
Pronouns
There are three ways to connect independent clauses. They are:
Since I was bored
Dependent
Martha realized that her worst fear was coming true her son was being sent to war.
1. Martha realized that her worst fear was coming true: her son was being sent to war.
OR
2. Martha realized that her worst fear was coming true; her son was being sent to war.
I will not make the same mistakes that you did.
Adjective clause
Modifies an adjective, verb, or an adverb
Adverb
Subject and a verb, complete thought
lf I was interested in having my home redone, I would give you a call.
dependent, independent
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Some useful subjects are English, which is an international language; math, which is used in all domains of sciences and social sciences; and philosophy, which underpins many other areas of study.
If they could love like you and me, imagine what the world could be.
Adverb Clause; Noun Clause
Conjunctions
Subordinate clauses are another name for ___________________ _____________.
Dependent clauses
Because it was a nice day, I went to the store; I bought sunflowers and strawberries to enjoy.
Dependent, Independent, Independent
The sun is wonderful it produces light which plants need to survive it gives us warmth which is useful for most life and it makes a sad day happier which is obviously a positive trait!
The sun is wonderful: it produces light, which plants need to survive; it gives us warmth, which is useful for most life; and it makes a sad day happier, which is obviously a positive trait!
Well, I am what I am and I am what I'm not, and I am sure happy with what I've got.
Noun clause; Noun clause; Noun clause