Sentence types, punctuation, error correction, and cohesion. Week 3B Sentence types, punctuation, error correction, and cohesion.

Every Sentence begins with a CAPITAL LETTER. ends with a period (.), and exclamation mark (!), or a question mark (?). has a subject. has a verb. has a complete thought

No! Not these Clauses Clauses A clause: part of a sentence that contains a subject and a verb. 1- Independent (A.K.A main clauses) 2- Dependent (A.K.A subordinate clauses)

Independent Clauses IC = Clauses that can stand alone as their own sentence. Example: He is older than his brother. We can do it! I am an independent woman.

Don’t leave me IC! I can’t stand on my own! Dependent clauses Dependent clauses cannot stand on their own. MUST be attached to an independent clause. Ex: When I lived in Tokyo. Don’t leave me IC! I can’t stand on my own! Sentence Fragment IC DC

Becoming a Dependent Clause An independent clause, can become a dependent clause when it begins with a subordinate conjunction – (Because, when, if, while, since, etc.) "Because (he is older than his brother), (he can tell him what to do).“

Common Subordinating Conjunctions after although as as if as long as as though because even if even though if only in order that now that once rather than since so that than that though till unless until when whenever where whereas wherever while

Quiz – Are the green clauses independent or dependent? I don't like Mondays. She is very fit because she goes running every day. Because the test was so difficult, none of the students got a very good grade. When I lived in Tokyo, I played tennis every day. I usually do my homework while my mother is cooking dinner. Although she was only in grade 8, she was the best basketball player in the school.

I don't like Mondays. IC She is very fit because she goes running every day. DC Because the test was so difficult, none of the students got a very good grade. IC When I lived in Tokyo, I played tennis every day. DC I usually do my homework while my mother is cooking dinner. DC Although she was only in grade 8, she was the best basketball player in the school. IC

Complex sentences A complex sentence contains at least one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Wherever she goes, she leaves a piece of luggage behind. He’s sad because he’s lonely.

Compound-Complex sentences have two (or more) independent clauses and one (or more) dependent clauses Examples: Cherry enrolled at Sookmyung Women’s University, and Blossom,who was her younger sister, joined her there the following year. IC- Cherry enrolled at Sookmyung Women’s University. IC- Blossom joined her there the following year. DC- who was her younger sister