1. Adjective & Adverb Clauses A review

3. Clause v. Phrase O A clause has a subject and a verb O Independent (Main) Clause: expresses a complete thought O Dependent (Subordinate) Clause: does NOT express a complete thought O A phrase does not have both a subject and a verb O Prepositional Phrase: starts with a preposition and ends with the object of the preposition O Appositive Phrase: extra information, renames a noun. Has commas.

4. Adjective Clause O Dependent (subordinate) clause O Starts with a relative pronoun (who, whom, whose, that, which) {95% of the time} O Describes a noun or pronoun O Can be essential or non-essential

5. Essential & Non-Essential O Essential: necessary information (required to understand the subject of the sentence), no commas O The teacher who teaches math is a great dancer O Non-essential: extra information (usually a specific subject), has commas O Mr. Buckhalter, who teaches math, is a great dancer

6. Adverb Clauses O Dependent (subordinate) clause O Starts with a subordinating conjunction (because, when, until, if, after, before…) O Tells how, when, where, why or to what extent O Ex. When Kate grows up, she’s going to be famous.

7. Practice- adjective or adverb clause? 1. The store down the street that sells candy is offering a discount to teachers. 2. Wesley, whose artwork is amazing, also plays basketball. 3. Mr. Roberson will buy you a donut if you make a 100 on the subject-verb agreement test. 4. If you see Ms. Buford, tell her she’s awesome.

8. Practice– write the subordinate clause & then decide if it’s adjective or adverb 1. After the Rebels won, the whole town cheered. 2. Mrs. Martin, who teaches English, is going to have a baby very soon. 3. Don’t forget to tell Ms. Buford she’s awesome when you see her today. 4. Because we are learning about clauses, we have to practice identifying them. 5. The sugar cookies that Kroger sells are my favorite snack.