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16 Cards in this Set
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Example of Dependent Clause
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When Julie collided with the slobbering dog
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Example of Independent Clause
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She carefully placed the pie in the preheated oven.
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Definition of Dependent Clause
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It is a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought. It cannot stand alone as a sentence (a fragment).
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Definition of Independent Clause
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It is a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought; a complete sentence.
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Definition of a Dependent Marker Word
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A word added to the beginning of an independent clause that makes it into a dependent clause.
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Examples of Dependent Marker Words
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I SAW U BABE
after, although, as, as if, because, before, even if, even though, if, in order to, since, though, unless, until, whatever, when, whenever, whether, and while |
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The name of a word that can be used as a connector for two INDEPENDENT clauses
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Coordinating Conjunctions
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Examples of Coordinating Conjunctions
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FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
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Examples of Independent Marker Words
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also, consequently, furthermore, however, moreover, nevertheless, and therefore
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Where does the comma go when combining two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction?
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The comma must go after the first independent clause, but it also must go before the second independent clause.
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Where does a the comma go when combining two independent clauses with an independent marker word?
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When the second independent clause in a sentence has an independent marker word, a semicolon is needed before the independent marker word
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Example of Dependent Clause
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When Julie collided with the slobbering dog
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Example of Independent Clause
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She carefully placed the pie in the preheated oven.
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Definition of Dependent Clause
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It is a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought. It cannot stand alone as a sentence (a fragment).
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Definition of Independent Clause
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It is a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought; a complete sentence.
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Definition of a Dependent Marker Word
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A word added to the beginning of an independent clause that makes it into a dependent clause.
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