CAN YOU MATCH US? I met Jenny before he goes to school Tom’s parents cheered for him while I was walking to the market. Tom’s parents cheered for him while I was walking to the market.
Independent Clause – are group of words that can stand alone as a sentence because it gives the reader a complete thought. Alfred eats a healthy breakfast. 1. Who is the doer of the action? – Subject Alfred is the actor in the sentence. 2. What does the actor do in the sentence? – Verb “eats” is the action word in the sentence. 3. What is the purpose of the action in the sentence? – Direct Object eats healthy breakfast
Dependent Clause – these are groups of words that cannot stand alone. It doesn’t give you complete thought. Before he goes to school 1. Who is the doer of the action? – Subject “He” is the actor in the sentence. 2. What does the actor do in the sentence? – Verb “goes” is the action word in the sentence. 3. What is the purpose of the action in the sentence? – Direct Object goes to school
Activity 1: Identify if the group of words is an independent clause or dependent clause. ________1. I went to the park ________2. Sandra and Lara have been good friends since first grade ________3. Although Shaina likes Campangan and Ilocano food ________4. After swimming in the ocean ________5. When Jim and Ayman eat lunch together in the breakroom
Read the sentences. a. Alfred eats healthy breakfast. b. Before he goes to school
Day 2 Coordinating Conjunctions
Conjunctions are words that serve as connector of words, phrases, and clauses together.
Conjunctions are words that serve as connector of words, phrases, and clauses together. Coordinating Conjunctions Subordinating Conjunctions Correlative Conjunctions
Coordinating Conjunctions connect two equally important information in a sentence. We also usually use it to connect two independent clauses together.
Activity 2 Encircle the appropriate coordinating conjunctions to complete the short story. The tsinelas story speaks about Rizal’s selflessness: Playing by the riverbank, one of Rizal’s slippers fell into the water (and/or) was carried off by the current. Having failed to retrieve it, (and,yet) with one slipper now rendered useless, Rizal decided to throw in the other slipper (so,but) that someone downstream would find the pair (and,for) have a complete set.
Day 3 Subordinating Conjunctions
Read the following sentences. 1. I met Jenny while I was walking to the market. 2. Tom’s parents cheered for him when he crossed the finish line. 3. James feeds the dogs before he goes to school.
Subordinating Conjunctions connect the dependent clause to the independent clause to make a complete statement. There are a lot of subordinating conjunctions, and these are group according to purpose.
TIME CAUSE/EFFECT CONDITION CONTRAST after Because as long as although before Whether unless even though when now that provided that though since in order that so long us whereas until as if if even if as soon as that’s why while whenever
Here are sample sentences with subordinating conjunctions: As Sherri blew out the candles of her birthday cake, she caught her hair on fire. Sara begins to sneeze whenever she opens the window to get a breath of fresh air. 3. When the doorbell rang, my dog barked loudly.
Choose the correct subordinating conjunction to complete the sentences below. 1. _________ the basement flooded; we spent all day cleaning up. After Although Before Even if 2. I don’t want to go to the movies _____________ I hate the smell of popcorn. Although Because Whenever So that 3. I paid Larry, ___________ garden design work is top-notch. Whenever Whose After If 4. ___________ rainy season arrives, we must be prepared for more unexpected flooding. Because Until Although Now that 5. _____________ the alarm goes off, I hit the snooze button. As soon as Because Before Now that