Hey I need some serious help on clauses.
I was supposed to have the test today but the power went out at my school so it was a California snow day.
So I thank my lucky stars but I still need help.
I suck at grammar.
Please please help.
Well, there are two types of clauses: Independent and Dependent. I'll summarize what I learned in class.
Independent: These clauses can stand on their own, like mini-sentences. For example, The dog ran across the road, can be an independent clause.
Dependent: These clauses are incomplete sentences, put together with an independent one. Example is panting all the way That is a dependent clause, since it has no meaning on its own.
Put the two together and you get The dog ran across the road, panting all the way OR Panting all the way, the dog ran across the road. Order doesn't matter with clauses.
Oh yeah, there can be more than two clauses in a sentence, and they're separated by commas.
There once was a cat. He wasn’t particularly fat. Fuzzy was his favorite mat. And really, that was that.
Oh, but did you really think so? Keep reading, it’s just the start of the show! And as for how far this tale will go… Well, even the cat doesn’t know.
For in everything it is no easy task to find the middle ... anyone can get angry—that is easy—or give or spend money; but to do this to the right person, to the right extent, at the right time, with the right motive, and in the right way, that is not for everyone, nor is it easy; wherefore goodness is both rare and laudable and noble. — Aristotle
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