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IndependentandSubordinateClauses
Anindependentclauseormainclauseexpressesacompletethought.Itcanstandaloneas
asentence.
Asubordinateclauseordependentclausedoesnotexpressacompletethought.Itcannot
standaloneasacompletesentence.
INDEPENDENTCLAUSEIfyouwanttoreducewaste,arecyclingprogramisagoodidea.
SUBORDINATECLAUSEIfyouwanttoreducewaste,arecyclingprogramisagoodidea.
Exercise Identifytheunderlinedclauseineachofthefollowingsentences.
WriteSUBforsubordinateclauseandINDfordependentclause.
SUB
Example: Becauseourschoolthrowsawaysomuchpaper,weshouldstartarecyclingprogram.
1.Everydayteachersthrowawayhundredofsheetsofpaperthattheyshouldberecycling.
2.Sincelandfillsaregettingfull,ourschooldoesn'tneedtobecontributingtotheproblem.
3.Ifourteachersrecycledintheirclassrooms,itwouldsetagoodexampleforstudents.
4.Studentswhomayneverseeanexampleofrecyclingathomecouldlearnaboutit.
5.Oncethesestudentslearntorecycle,theycanshowtheirfamilyhowtodoit.
6.Ifeverystudenttaughttheirfamilytorecycle,itwouldreducethewastegoingtolandfills.
7.Ifyoumodelrecyclinginyourneighborhood,moreneighborswilljoininandstartrecycling.
8.Althoughyoumayonlythinkofrecyclingpaper,manyotheritemscanberecycled.
9.Somecommunitiesrecycleglassandplasticwhichmustbeputinseparatebins.
10.Makesureyourinseoutcontainersthatyourecyclesoyouwon'tattractbugs.
11.Askyoulocalwastemanagementcompanyiftheyhavespecialbinsforeachkindofwaste.
12.Beforeyouknowit,youwillplaceyourwasteintherecyclingbinwithouteventhinking.
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IndependentandSubordinateClauses
Anindependentclauseormainclauseexpressesacompletethought.Itcanstandaloneas
asentence.
Asubordinateclauseordependentclausedoesnotexpressacompletethought.Itcannot
standaloneasacompletesentence.
INDEPENDENTCLAUSEIfyouwanttoreducewaste,arecyclingprogramisagoodidea.
SUBORDINATECLAUSEIfyouwanttoreducewaste,arecyclingprogramisagoodidea.
Exercise Identifytheunderlinedclauseineachofthefollowingsentences.
WriteSUBforsubordinateclauseandINDfordependentclause.
SUB
Example: Becauseourschoolthrowsawaysomuchpaper,weshouldstartarecyclingprogram.
SUB
1.Everydayteachersthrowawayhundredofsheetsofpaperthattheyshouldberecycling.
IND
2.Sincelandfillsaregettingfull,ourschooldoesn'tneedtobecontributingtotheproblem.
SUB
3.Ifourteachersrecycledintheirclassrooms,itwouldsetagoodexampleforstudents.
SUB
4.Studentswhomayneverseeanexampleofrecyclingathomecouldlearnaboutit.
IND
5.Oncethesestudentslearntorecycle,theycanshowtheirfamilyhowtodoit.
SUB
6.Ifeverystudenttaughttheirfamilytorecycle,itwouldreducethewastegoingtolandfills.
IND
7.Ifyoumodelrecyclinginyourneighborhood,moreneighborswilljoininandstartrecycling.
IND
8.Althoughyoumayonlythinkofrecyclingpaper,manyotheritemscanberecycled.
SUB
9.Somecommunitiesrecycleglassandplasticwhichmustbeputinseparatebins.
IND
10.Makesureyourinseoutcontainersthatyourecyclesoyouwon'tattractbugs.
SUB
11.Askyoulocalwastemanagementcompanyiftheyhavespecialbinsforeachkindofwaste.
SUB
12.Beforeyouknowit,youwillplaceyourwasteintherecyclingbinwithouteventhinking.
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