2019-05-20 Writing: time clauses, complex sentences

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all classes
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What is a sentence fragment? - Something that doesn’t have “enough” to be a complete sentence.
- no subject (Is raining today.)
- no verb (My favorite book.)
- no object (I really like.)
- no independent clause (As soon as I get home.)
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p. 91 (on the screen) - Identify fragments and complete sentences.
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Sentence Structure: Dependent and Independent clauses; simple and complex sentences
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Every sentence must have a(t least one) main independent clause.
The other kind of clause is dependent or subordinate.
Dependent clauses start with a subordinating conjunction (or subordinator).
Examples: after, before, if, when, until, unless, as soon as, because, since, while, whenever, whatever, however, even though, despite the fact that, etc.
p. 87 - Are the clauses dependent or independent?
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simple sentence = a sentence with one clause (It must be an independent clause.)
compound sentence = a sentence with two or more independent clauses
	(The clauses are combined with coordinating conjunctions like “and”, “or”, or “but”.)
complex sentence = a sentence with at least one dependent clause (with a subordinating conjunction)
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Writing sounds best when it has a variety of sentence types in it. They shouldn’t all be simple, but they also shouldn’t all be compound or complex.
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Look at the list of time subordinators and make sure you understand each one.

I’ll call you after I get home. = I’ll call you sometime between when I get home and when I go to sleep.
I’ll call you when I get home. = I’ll call you pretty soon, but I might change or use the bathroom first.
I’ll call you as soon as I get home. = I’ll call you the moment I enter the door.

I’m at work before 5pm. = I’m definitely at work before 5, and maybe I sometimes work later than 5.
I’m at work until 5pm. = I will leave at 5.
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When the dependent clause is first, you need a comma.
You don’t need a comma when the dependent clause is second.
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Homework: p. 88-89 practice 8 - Underline each independent clause once and each dependent clause twice. Circle each time subordinator and add a comma as needed.