The Clause The Clause Lets see what we can unwrap with….

The “Clause”

Let’s see what

we can unwrap

with….

As you know, a clause is….•Group of words with a subject & verb

•May or may not be a complete sentence

What about

Santa???

Sorry, nothing to do with Santa…not even spelled the

same.

Santa Claus does not have an “e” on the end.

The Santa Clause was a Disney movie with a pun as the title. A clause, in this

case, is a line in a contract. The Tim Allen character fell into a contract with a

clause which stated that…

since he put on the red suit, he had to become Santa Claus.

Get it?

What is the dependent clause in the sentence?

since he put on the red suitLook at the “e’s” on clause in the pics!

Independent

&

Dependent (Subordinate)

Pretty self-explanatory…

An independent clause relies on nothing else.(It can stand alone) Think… S+V+Complete Thought= Indep.

Clause

Kelly knows all about this one…

Example: After I finish studying, I will go to the movies.

A dependent clause relies on the rest of the sentence…it can’t stand alone because it’s

“dependent”.

Think…S + V + No complete thought = Dep. Clause

Example: After I finish studying, I

will go to the movies.

There are 3 specific types of dependent (subordinate)

clauses…1. Adjective Clause

2. Adverb Clause

3. Noun Clause

*Describes a Noun or Prn

*Describes a Verb, Adjective, or Adverb

*The clause is used as a Noun

Definition of an Adjective Clause:A dependent clause that describes a noun or

pronoun.

Example: Ms. Jackson had shown slides that she had taken in Egypt.

How do we know this is a clause and not a phrase?

**It has a subject-she & a verb-had taken**

Why is it an adjective clause?

**Because that group of words is describing a noun=slides**

An adjective clause usually starts with a relative

pronoun!

“We already

covered relative

pronouns, so this

will be easy!”

Ok, what’s a relative pronoun again?

that, which, who, whom, whose

Remember those things that introduced a

subordinate clause? These are those

things!!!!

Example: Leonardo da Vinci was the artist who painted the Mona Lisa.

“Hey, that’s a subordinate clause!”

Definition of an Adverb Clause:

A dependent clause that describes a verb, adjective, or adverb.

Example: If it does not rain tomorrow, we will go to Crater Lake.

NOTICE: When an adverb clause begins a sentence, it is followed by a comma.

Why is this an adverb clause?B/c it is describing a verb (will go) & it has

a subject & verb (It does rain)

An adverb clause is introduced by a

subordinating conjunction!

Remember, we did these already! You have this sheet in your binder (in

grammar section!)

Example: If it does not rain tomorrow, we will go to

Crater Lake.

What’s the

subordinating

conjunction in that

sentence?

If

Definition of a Noun Clause:

A dependent clause used as a noun.

EXAMPLE: Three dollars was what Daniel offered for the trinket.

3

This is a predicate nominative….A Noun Clause can be used as

Subject, Predicate Nominative, DO, or an IO, or as an Object of a

Preposition.

Why can’t “three dollars” be the Noun Clause?

Because that doesn’t have a subject & verb

and a clause has to have both!

Participation is the Key!

Let’s Try Some!

1. My friend found the CD that my sister bought me for my birthday.

Dep. Clause: that my sister bought me for my birthday

Type: Adjective Clause Why? Because it is describing CD, which is a noun

Identify the Dependent Clause & tell what type it is.

2. He skateboarded the jump as if he were an expert.

Dep. Clause: as if he were an expert

Type: Adverb Clause

Why? Because it is describing how he skateboarded

Practice Continued…

3. Did anyone ask her what sort of present she would like for her birthday?

Dep. Clause: what sort of present she would like for her birthday

Type: Noun Clause Why? Because it is acting as a direct object in the sentence.

4. Whoever wins the student council election will have a great deal of responsibility.

Dep. Clause:

Type: Why?

whoever wins the student council election

Noun Clause Because it is acting as the subject in the sentence.

Some More Practice…5. I can’t find my softball or my glove my cousin lent me.

Dep. Clause: my cousin lent me Type: Adjective Clause

Why? Because it is describing softball & glove, which are nouns

6. If you ever wanted to step into the past, you’ll like this museum.

Dep. Clause:

Type:

Why?

If you ever wanted to step into the past

Adverb Clause

Because it is describing what you’ll like, which is a verb

*What is a clause?*What is an independent

clause?*What is a dependent clause?

*How many types of dependent clauses are

there?

*What is a noun clause?

*What is an adjective clause?

*What is an adverb clause?

*What are the 3 types of dependent clauses?