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BBI2421 General Writing Skills
Week 4:
Independent & Dependent Clauses
Complex Sentences
Subordinators
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Independent Clauses
What?
Another name for a simple sentence.
E.g.:
Anna left the party.
I will try to finish and submit the report.
Muhammad made dinner.
They were burgled.
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Dependent Clauses
What?It is not a sentence because the meaning is not
complete.
It depends on an independent clause to complete its
meaning.
E.g.:
because she was tired before I joined my friends for lunch
after he came home
while they were on holiday.
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Complex Sentences
complex sentence
=
independent clause
+
dependentclause
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Complex Sentences
independent clause [They were burgled.]
+
dependent clause [while they were
away on holiday]
=
complex sentence [They were burgled
while they wereaway on holiday.]
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Complex Sentences
Example:
Anna left the partybecause she was tired.
I will try to finish and submit the reportbefore I
joinedmyfriends for lunch.
Muhammad made dinnerafter he came home.
They were burgledwhile they were on holiday.
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Comma Rule in Complex Sentences
independent clause + dependent clause
without comma
E.g.:
We visited the museumbefore it closed.
Alya is the most popular in schoolbecause she
is smart and pretty.
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Comma Rule in Complex Sentences
dependent clause + independent clause
with comma
E.g.:
Before it closed,we visited the museum.
Because she is smart and pretty,Alya is the most
popular girl in school.
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Subordinators
are linking words that are used to joinclauses together.
are used at the beginning or in the middleof a sentence.
showrelationships between ideas.
(Taken from
http://jonsenglishsite.info/Sent%20Comb%20Pages/Unit4Subordinators.htm)
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Subordinators
Subordinator LogicalRelationship
Example
although, though, even
though, while, whereas
contrast Although I am a senior, I
have 40 more units totake.
because, since result/cause School is taking longer
because I have to
work.
if condition I can go the movies if Ifinish my homework.
(Taken from
http://jonsenglishsite.info/Sent%20Comb%20Pages/Unit4Subordinators.htm)
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Subordinators
Subordinator LogicalRelationship
Example
unless condition I cannot go to the
movies unless I finishmy homework.
before, after, when,whenever, until, as
soon as
time Ill try to finish myhomework before I
go to the movies.
(Taken from
http://jonsenglishsite.info/Sent%20Comb%20Pages/Unit4Subordinators.htm)
