Clauses
Sentence Level Work
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Aims
„ What
is a clause?
„ What is a subordinate clause?
„ How can we use them correctly?
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Task 1
„ Kate
was late for work.
„ She forgot to set the alarm.
Join these sentences together to make
one sentence. You may add in any
words except ‘and’, ‘but’ or ‘so’
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Examples
was late for work because she
forgot to set her alarm.
„ Kate was late for work when she
forgot to set her alarm.
„ Kate was late for work having
forgotten to set her alarm.
„ Kate
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What is a clause?
„A
clause is one part of a sentence. In
the sentence we’ve looked at there are
two clauses.
„ Kate
was late for work
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What is a clause?
„A
clause is one part of a sentence. In
the sentence we’ve looked at there are
two clauses.
„ Kate
was late for work (Clause 1)
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What is a clause?
„A
clause is one part of a sentence. In
the sentence we’ve looked at there are
two clauses.
„ Kate
was late for work (Clause 1)
because she forgot to set her alarm.
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What is a clause?
„A
clause is one part of a sentence. In
the sentence we’ve looked at there are
two clauses.
„ Kate
was late for work (Clause 1)
because she forgot to set her alarm.
(Clause 2)
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What are the clauses called?
„The
clause which makes
sense on its own- Kate
was late for work- is
called a MAIN CLAUSE.
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What are the clauses called?
„The
clause which doesn’t
make sense on its ownbecause she forgot to set
her alarm- is called a
SUBORDINATE CLAUSE.
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Task 2
„ Try
to re-write the sentence.
„ This time, start with the information
about the alarm first and end with the
information that Kate was late.
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Examples
„ Kate
was late for work because she
forgot to set her alarm.
„ Kate was late for work when she
forgot to set her alarm.
„ Kate was late for work having
forgotten to set her alarm.
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Examples
„ Because
she forgot to set her alarm,
Kate was late for work.
„ When she forgot to set her alarm,
Kate was late for work.
„ Having forgotten to set her alarm,
Kate was late for work.
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Examples
„ Because
she forgot to set her alarm,
Kate was late for work.
„ When she forgot to set her alarm,
Kate was late for work.
„ Having forgotten to set her alarm,
Kate was late for work.
What do you notice about the difference in punctuation
here?
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Rule
„ When
beginning a sentence
with a subordinate clause, it
must be separated from the
main clause by a comma.
„ Because
she forgot to set her alarm,
Kate was late for work.
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Task 3
„ Rewrite
the sentence. This time:
„ Start with the word Kate
„ Then add the information about the
alarm
„ Then finish with the information about
her being late
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Examples
„ Kate
was late for work because she
forgot to set her alarm.
„ Kate was late for work when she
forgot to set her alarm.
„ Kate was late for work having
forgotten to set her alarm.
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Examples
„ Kate,
because she forgot to set her
alarm, was late for work.
„ Kate, when she forgot to set her
alarm, was late for work.
„ Kate, having forgotten to set her
alarm, was late for work.
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Examples
„ Kate,
because she forgot to set her
alarm, was late for work.
„ Kate, when she forgot to set her
alarm, was late for work.
„ Kate, having forgotten to set her
alarm, was late for work.
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Examples
„ Kate,
because she forgot to set her
alarm, was late for work.
„ Kate, when she forgot to set her
alarm, was late for work.
„ Kate, having forgotten to set her
alarm, was late for work.
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Examples
„ Kate,
because she forgot to set her
alarm, was late for work.
„ Kate, when she forgot to set her
alarm, was late for work.
„ Kate, having forgotten to set her
alarm, was late for work.
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Rule
„ When
using a subordinate clause to
split up a main clause, it must be
separated on both sides by commas.
„ Kate,
because she forgot to set her
alarm, was late for work.
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Task 4
„ The
teacher looked up crossly.
„ Billy walked in late.
„ How many varieties of sentence can
you create using these two clauses?
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