Fragments California State University, Bakersfield加利福尼亚州立大学的碎片贝克斯菲尔德.pptVIP

Fragments Clauses Clauses A clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb Subject Verb You stink. Sally is talking. Subject Verb I hate grammar Sally is talking loudly Most clauses have further information after the verb Two Types of Clauses Independent clause (Main clause) Can stand alone as a sentence Can be joined to another clause Fred filled a cardboard tube with gunpowder. Dependent clause (Subordinate clause) Cannot stand alone as a sentence Must be joined to an independent clause Because he wanted to make his own firecrackers. A word that joins clauses is a conjunction Joining