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Mastery Learning
C L A U S E S
(c) 1989 by
Allen Hackworth
Press ENTER to continue
Press ENTER to continue
C L A U S E S
Press 1, 2, 3, or 4
1. Hot Tips
2. Drill for
3. Return to the Main Menu
C L A U S E S
Press 1, 2, 3
1. Hot Tips for
2. Test for
3. Main Menu
C L A U S E S
Learn to recognize three dependent
clause types:
Adjective
Adverb
Noun
& Press ENTER
Adjective Clauses
Adjective clauses start with the words: WHO, WHICH, or THAT.
Examples:
1. The player WHO BROKE THE BAT is
2. The car WHICH IS NEAR THE FRONT DOOR belongs to
3. The stone THAT WORKED ITSELF LOOSE was expensive.
Press ENTER
With the examples below, WHO is
the subject of BROKE.
WHICH is the subject of IS.
THAT is the subjcet of WORKED.
Do you remember which
words start adjective
clauses?
which
that
Press ENTER
Next, consider the ADVERB
clause.
ADVERB clauses will be
introduced by subordinate
conjunctions.
Consequently, you must
memorize a group of these
subordinate conjunctions.
Press ENTER
although
subordinate
conjunctions
after
because
Memorize
these
words
when
since
Adverb Clauses
Adverb clauses start with subordinate conjunctions.
Examples:
1. BECAUSE THE CAR WAS FINISHED, we left without
2. AS THE RAIN FELL, we crossed into our home state,
3. AFTER I FINISH COLLEGE, I will teach at
Press ENTER
Adverb clauses can come at the end of the sentence too.
Examples
1. My mother,
2. We observe God's garments AS WE VIEW MULTI-COLORED NATURE.
3. You should hammer your steel WHEN IT IS GLOWING HOT.
7 Press ENTER
Next, consider the NOUN
clause.
NOUN clauses will be used
in the sentence as a sub-
ject, direct object, or
any noun position.
Memorize a couple of
examples of the nown clause.
Press ENTER
Here the NOUN clauses are used as direct objects.
Examples
4 Press ENTER
Here the NOUN clauses are used as subjects.
Examples
7 Press ENTER
This completes the
tutorial for
nouns.
As with all the
tutorials, the
concepts and
examples given
here must be
mastered.
Press ENTER
Hot Tips on Clauses for
Memorize this information
B_
A clause is a group of words WITH A SUBJECT AND A VERB.
A clause will be INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT. IC or DC.
B_
A PHRASE is different from a clause in that a phrase does not have
a subject and a verb. A PHRASE IS ONLY A GROUP OF WORDS.
The most common phrases are PREPOSITIONAL.
To know what a clause is, know what it isn't. A clause is not a
phrase. Take a minute now and review prepositional phrases.
First review some prepositions. Although this does not include all
the prepositions, you can remember some of them with this memory
trick. Just remember WHAT A RABBIT CAN DO TO A LOG. It can go:
OVER
UNDER AROUND BESIDE UPON
ACROSS
NEAR
INTO
OUT OF THROUGH
TOWARD
FROM
ABOVE BELOW AGAINST
Maybe you can think of a few more rabbit-log prepositions. You should
also be aware of these commom prepositions:
AFTER
SINCE WITH
AMONG WITHOUT
over the log
under the table
beside the tree
from the store onto greater things above the clouds
after the dance below the stream
against the wall
2 Press ENTER
Hot Tips on Clauses for
Memorize this information
B_
A clause is a group of words WITH A SUBJECT AND A VERB.
A clause will be INDEPENDENT or DEPENDENT. IC or DC.
B_
A PHRASE is different from a clause in that a phrase does not have
a subject and a verb. A PHRASE IS ONLY A GROUP OF WORDS.
The most common phrases are PREPOSITIONAL.
To know what a clause is, know what it isn't. A clause is not a
phrase. Take a minute now and review prepositional phrases.
Start with some prepositions. Although this does not include all
the prepositions, you can remember some of them with this memory
trick. Just remember WHAT A RABBIT CAN DO TO A LOG. It can go:
OVER
UNDER AROUND BESIDE UPON
ACROSS
NEAR
INTO
OUT OF THROUGH
TOWARD
FROM
ABOVE BELOW AGAINST
Maybe you can think of a few more rabbit-log prepositions. You should
also be aware of these commom prepositions:
AFTER
SINCE WITH
AMONG WITHOUT
over the log
under the table
beside the tree
from the store onto greater things above the clouds
after the dance below the stream
against the wall
2 Press ENTER
Now make this distiction:
There are two clauses types, IC and a DC.
However, the DC (dependent clause) has three varieties:
adjective
adverb
noun
Now make this distinction:
There are two clauses types, IC and a DC.
However, the DC (dependent clause) has three varieties:
adjective
adverb
noun
Now make this distinction:
There are two clauses types, IC and a DC.
However, the DC (dependent clause) has three varieties:
adjective
adverb
noun
One minute
please . . .
I'm building
your test.
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