LESSON 30: REVIEW & QUIZ (DEPENDENT CLAUSES) Teachers, you ll find quiz # 8 on pages 7-10 of this lesson. Give the quiz after going through the exercises. Review Clauses are groups of words with a subject and a verb. There are two basic types of clauses. 1. Independent clauses (main clauses) are clauses that can stand alone as complete thoughts. We walk through the woods whenever we are at my grandma s house. 2. Dependent clauses (subordinate clauses) are clauses that can't stand alone as complete thoughts. They act as single parts of speech. There are three types of dependent clauses. a. Adverb clauses are dependent clauses that act as adverbs. I got poison ivy because we walked through the woods. b. Noun clauses are dependent clauses that act as nouns. I'll eat whatever is in the fridge. c. Adjective clauses are dependent clauses that act as adjectives. I'll eat the apple that is sitting on the counter. GET SMART (INSTRUCTOR) LESSON 30 www.english-grammar-revolution.com 1
Lesson 30 Sentence Diagramming Exercises 1. This is the book that I read. Hint: This sentence contains a dependent adjective clause. Key This is the book that I read. This is the book This is book the that I read I read that sentence - statement subject (pronoun) verb (intransitive linking) predicate noun adjective dependent adjective clause (adjective) subject of adjective clause (pronoun) verb of adjective clause (transitive active) relative pronoun introducing adjective clause, direct object of adjective clause (pronoun) 2 GET SMART (INSTRUCTOR) LESSON 30 www.english-grammar-revolution.com
2. My sister screams whenever she sees spiders. Hint: This sentence contains a dependent adverb clause. Key My sister screams whenever she sees spiders. My sister screams sister screams My whenever she sees spiders whenever she sees spiders sentence - statement subject (noun) verb (intransitive complete) adjective dependent adverb clause (adverb) subordinating conjunction subject of adverb clause (pronoun) verb of adverb clause (transitive active) direct object of adverb clause (noun) GET SMART (INSTRUCTOR) LESSON 30 www.english-grammar-revolution.com 3
3. I'll do whatever you say. Hint: This sentence contains a dependent noun clause. Key I'll do whatever you say. I'll do (whatever you say). I will do/ 'll do will/'ll do whatever you say you say whatever sentence - statement subject (pronoun) verb phrase helping verb main verb (transitive active) dependent noun clause acting as direct object (noun) subject of noun clause (pronoun) verb of noun clause (transitive active) word introducing noun clause, direct object of noun clause (pronoun) 4 GET SMART (INSTRUCTOR) LESSON 30 www.english-grammar-revolution.com
4. Tom, if you water the flowers and clip the hedges, I'll rake the yard. Key Tom, if you water the flowers and clip the hedges, I'll rake the yard. Tom, I will rake the yard Tom I will rake will rake yard if you water the flowers and clip the hedges if you water, clip and flowers hedges sentence - statement noun of direct address subject (pronoun) verb phrase helping verb main verb (transitive active) direct object (noun) dependent adverb clause (adverb) subordinating conjunction subject of adverb clause (pronoun) compound verbs of adverb clause coordinating conjunction of adverb clause direct object of water in adverb clause (noun) direct object of clip in adverb clause (noun) GET SMART (INSTRUCTOR) LESSON 30 www.english-grammar-revolution.com 5
5. Yes! You found the purple gloves that I lost! Key Yes! You found the purple gloves that I lost! Yes! You found the purple gloves Yes! You found gloves the, purple that I lost I lost that sentence - exclamation interjection subject (pronoun) verb (transitive active) direct object (noun) adjectives dependent adjective clause (adjective) subject of adjective clause (pronoun) verb of adjective clause (transitive active) relative pronoun introducing adjective clause, direct object of adjective clause (pronoun) Quiz #8: You ll find a blank quiz and an answer key on pages 7-10. 6 GET SMART (INSTRUCTOR) LESSON 30 www.english-grammar-revolution.com
Name Date GET SMART GRAMMAR QUIZ # 8 Dependent Clauses (Noun, Adverb, & Adjective Clauses) 1. What is a clause? 2. What are the two basic types of clauses? 3. What is a dependent clause? 4. Are the words in bold a dependent clause? If so, what kind of dependent clause is it? My mom smiles whenever she sees a baby. 5. Are the words in bold a dependent clause? If so, what kind of dependent clause is it? My mom smiles whenever she sees a baby. 6. Are the words in bold a dependent clause? If so, what kind of dependent clause is it? The shirt that I want is black. GET SMART (INSTRUCTOR) LESSON 30 www.english-grammar-revolution.com 7
Get Smart Grammar Quiz # 8 Directions: Diagram the following sentence and fill in the chart. 7. What James did surprised everyone in the class. What James did surprised everyone in the class. sentence (statement) (What James did) surprised everyone in the class. subject of (dependent noun clause) subject of noun clause (proper noun) did direct object of "did" (pronoun) verb of (transitive active) direct object of surprised (pronoun) in the class in class the 8 GET SMART (INSTRUCTOR) LESSON 30 www.english-grammar-revolution.com
Name Date 1. What is a clause? GET SMART GRAMMAR QUIZ # 8 KEY Dependent Clauses (Noun, Adverb, & Adjective Clauses) A clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb. 2. What are the two basic types of clauses? The two basic types of clauses are s and dependent clauses. 3. What is a dependent clause? A dependent clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb. It cannot stand alone as a complete idea. It acts as one part of speech. 4. Are the words in bold a dependent clause? If so, what kind of dependent clause is it? My mom smiles whenever she sees a baby. The words in bold are a dependent adverb clause. The clause has a subject (she) and a verb (sees), and it is modifying the word "smiles" in the. It tells us WHEN she smiles. 5. Are the words in bold a dependent clause? If so, what kind of dependent clause is it? My mom smiles whenever she sees a baby. The words in bold are not a dependent clause. This group of words has a subject (mom) and a verb (smiles), and it can stand alone. This means it's an. 6. Are the words in bold a dependent clause? If so, what kind of dependent clause is it? The shirt that I want is black. The words in bold are a dependent adjective clause. The clause has a subject (I) and a verb (want), and it is modifying the word "shirt" in the. It tells us WHICH shirt. GET SMART (INSTRUCTOR) LESSON 30 www.english-grammar-revolution.com 9
Get Smart Grammar Quiz # 8 KEY Directions: Diagram the following sentence and fill in the words in the chart. 7. What James did surprised everyone in the class. What James did surprised everyone in the class. What James did surprised everyone in the class. (What James did) surprised everyone in the class. What James did James did What surprised everyone in the class in class the sentence (statement) subject of (dependent noun clause) subject of noun clause (proper noun) verb (dependent clause) (transitive active) direct object of "did" (pronoun) verb of (transitive active) direct object of surprised (pronoun) prepositional phrase (adjective) preposition object of the preposition (noun) adjective 10 GET SMART (INSTRUCTOR) LESSON 30 www.english-grammar-revolution.com