Clauses
What is the definition of a clause?
Or, what two things does a clause need to have in order to be a clause.
A clause is a group of words that has a subject and a verb (the verb is sometimes called the predicate)
What is a group of words that is missing either a subject or a verb (or both) called?
A phrase
What is the meaning of the word figurative?
Not literal
What disease is Chapter 2 focused on?
Cholera
What disease is Chapter 4 about?
Typhoid
In the context of clauses, what is the definition of the subject?
The subject is the noun or pronoun that does the action of the clause
Is the following a clause (in order to get the points, you must be able to explain why):
Starring at the stars
No, there is no subject (we do not know who is starring at the stars)
What is meaning of the word 'literal'?
Literal means taking words in their usual or most basic sense.
Who was Patient Zero in Chapter 2?
Baby Frances
Who was patient zero of the typhoid epidemic in New York?
Mary Mallon
In the context of clauses, what is the verb?
The verb is the action of the clause
Is the following a clause? If so, is it an independent or dependent clause?
While he was starring that the stars
Yes, this is a clause. Specifically, this is a dependent clause.
The subject is the pronoun "he" and the verb is the word "starring"
This clause does not express a complete thought. Therefore, it is a dependent clause
Is the following an example of figurative language? Why or why not?
The lightning danced through the sky.
Yes, lightning cannot literally dance. Therefore, the sentence is figurative.
Who were the main investigators of the disease (as discussed in Chapter 2)?
Who was the main investigator of the typhoid epidemic in New York (as discussed in Chapter 4)?
George Soper
What are the two types of clauses?
Independent and dependent
Is the following a clause? If so, is it an independent or dependent clause?
He thought about what happens after death
Yes, this is a clause. Specifically, this is an independent clause.
The subject is the pronoun "he" and the verb is the word "thought"
This clause does express a complete thought. Therefore, it is an independent clause
Is the following an example of figurative language? Why or why not?
The water trickled through the rocks on its way to the pond.
No, this sentence is literal.
What was the cause of the cholera epidemic?
What was one social idea about the typhoid before the typhoid epidemic in New York (as discussed in Chapter 4)?
Typhoid was a disease for poor people and immigrants who often lacked proper hygiene.
Compare and contrast the two types of clauses.
Comparisions: Both independent and dependent clauses have a subject and a verb
Contrasts: Independent clauses can stand by themselves as a sentence, whereas dependent clauses cannot
How would one correctly combine the following clauses (in this case, the dependent clause should come first):
While he was starring that the stars
He thought about what happens after death
While he was starring at the stars, he thought about what happens after death.
What is the purpose of figurative language?
What did the book identify as the cure for cholera?
What was one scientific idea about typhoid before the typhoid epidemic in New York?
The disease could spread through water supplies contaminated by human waste.
The disease could spread through rotten dairy products like rotten milk.