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clauses and complex sentences
a clause—a group of words that has a subject and predicate
→independent clause—a clause that expresses a complete thought
-can stand alone as a sentence;
-known as a simple sentence
ex. my friends ate my food. ex. 2 my favorite basketball team won today.
→dependent clause—begins with a subordinate conjunction then followed by a subject and predicate
-common subordinate conjunctions are as follows: although, after, as, because, before, if, once, since, though, unless, when, whenever, while…
-does not express a complete thought; not a sentence by itself
-known as a subordinate clause
ex. although my friends ate my food ex. 2 since my favorite team won
directions: identify the following items as an independent clause or dependent clause.

1. when jim handed in his homework
2. my teacher handed back our homework
3. jack and maria went to the movies
4. before they finished the movie
5. i really want to eat some burgers
6. because i never invited her to my party
7. once my friend arrives at noon

a complex sentence consists of an independent clause and a dependent clause.
note: there is no comma when the dependent clause is in the second part of the sentence.
ex. my friends ate my food after i lost my appetite.
ex. 2 i am in a good mood since my favorite basketball team won today.
a complex sentence can also start with a dependent clause, but it must have a comma after the dependent clause.
ex. after i lost my appetite, my friends ate my food.
ex.2. since my favorite basketball team won today, i am in a good mood.
directions: rewrite the complex sentence, so the independent clause is in the beginning. be sure that there is no comma before the subordinate conjunction.

1. after i do my chores and homework, i play my games.
2. when the bell rang, tasha walked slowly to class.
3. although he was in the military, joe is having trouble finding a job.
4. unless someone volunteers to host a party, we will not have a celebration.

Explanation:

Question 8

Step1: Identify independent and dependent clauses

The independent clause is "I play my games" (expresses a complete thought), and the dependent clause is "After I do my chores and homework" (starts with subordinating conjunction "after", does not express a complete thought).

Step2: Rearrange the sentence

To put the independent clause first, we move the independent clause to the beginning and keep the dependent clause after it, removing the comma before the subordinating conjunction.

Step1: Identify independent and dependent clauses

The independent clause is "Tasha walked slowly to class" (expresses a complete thought), and the dependent clause is "When the bell rang" (starts with subordinating conjunction "when", does not express a complete thought).

Step2: Rearrange the sentence

Move the independent clause to the beginning and place the dependent clause after it, removing the comma before the subordinating conjunction.

Step1: Identify independent and dependent clauses

The independent clause is "Joe is having trouble finding a job" (expresses a complete thought), and the dependent clause is "Although he was in the military" (starts with subordinating conjunction "although", does not express a complete thought).

Step2: Rearrange the sentence

Put the independent clause first and the dependent clause after it, removing the comma before the subordinating conjunction.

Answer:

I play my games after I do my chores and homework.

Question 9