高一英语skills-in-compositions高一英语skills-in-compositions.ppt

Write Better Sentences: Introduction to Clause Analysis * UEL: English Learning Skills * Write Better Sentences: Introduction to Clause Analysis * UEL: English Learning Skills * Write Better Sentences: Introduction to Clause Analysis * UEL: English Learning Skills * Refer the students to Text 3 on the Handout Here the sentence appears to be in two halves separated by a comma. Write Better Sentences: Introduction to Clause Analysis * UEL: English Learning Skills * Refer the students to Text 3 on the Handout Here the sentence appears to be in two halves separated by a comma. Write Better Sentences: Introduction to Clause Analysis * UEL: English Learning Skills * Write Better Sentences: Introduction to Clause Analysis * UEL: English Learning Skills * Write Better Sentences: Introduction to Clause Analysis * UEL: English Learning Skills * Subordinate clauses can be introduced using a variety of terms Write Better Sentences: Introduction to Clause Analysis * UEL: English Learning Skills * Write Better Sentences: Introduction to Clause Analysis * UEL: English Learning Skills * Write Better Sentences: Introduction to Clause Analysis * UEL: English Learning Skills * Like an independent clause, a dependent clause contains a subject and a verb. But, unlike an independent clause, a dependent clause cannot stand on its own because it begins with a part of speech known as a subordinator. A subordinator always makes the thought that follows it incomplete. Some common subordinators are although, as soon as, because, if,,since, so that, that, unless, until,“ “but,” “when,” and whenever.“ Any complete thought (or independent clause) can be made into a dependent clause by beginning it with a subordinator. For instance, if you place the subordinator as soon as in front of the following complete thought, She finished her exams on Thursday. the sentence becomes a dependent clause: As soon as she finished her exams on Thursday, ... Remove the subordinator from any depen