1. Claus

2. Definition: A jolly old fat man that brings presents to students who are nice. Claus

3. Definition: a group of words that has both a subject and predicate. Clause

4. Definition: a group of words that has both a subject and predicate and completes a thought. Independent Clause

5. Examples: The boy swims. Henry needed a diaper change. Spaghetti sauce is my favorite. Iris graduated from high school

6. Your turn:

7. Definition: a group of words that has both a subject and predicate and completes a thought. Dependent Clause

8. Definition: A subordinating conjunction joins a dependent clause to a independent clause. Subordinating conjunctions

9. afternow that althoughsince as long asthough as much asunless as soon asuntil becausewhen beforewhenever even ifwhere even though wherever ifwhile in order

10. Examples: Because the boy swims When Henry needed a diaper change Since spaghetti sauce is my favorite Even though Iris graduated from high school

11. Your turn:

12. In your journals, write three independent clauses and three dependent clauses.