Wednesday, 1/17: Clauses, 120 Seconds, Vladek

Examples:

• Tara ate a cheese roll after she watched The Simpsons with her family.
  (Independent clause. Could be a sentence on its own.
• Tara ate a cheese roll after she watched The Simpsons with her family.
  (Dependent clause. Cannot stand alone as a sentence.)
• Tara ate a cheese roll after she watched The Simpsons with her family. (NOT A CLAUSE! No subject/verb! This is a phrase!)

Correct Pink Sheet p148.
Bonus: When you use a dependent clause as a “sentence,” that mistake is called a ________ .

“Clause Practice, 1/17. ” Write the ANSWER.

1. After I ate a doughnut, I felt rapturous.  a) independent  b) dependent  c) not a clause
2. We climbed slowly up the very steep hill. a) independent  b) dependent  c) not a clause
3. Jimmy ate a doughnut; he got sick.  a) independent  b) dependent  c) not a clause
4. There are some things in life that we’ll never know.  a) independent  b) dependent  c) not a clause
5. You must say, “Sir,” when you say, “Mr. Coward.” a) independent  b) dependent  c) not a clause
6. I ate a second doughnut, and I still felt good.  a) independent  b) dependent  c) not a clause
7. Maybe the mall where the store was charged a high rent.  a) independent  b) dependent c) not a clause
8. Joe ran to the store with his llama. a) independent  b) dependent  c) not a clause
9. When he started his company, he had nothing.  a) independent  b) dependent  c) not a clause