Complex Sentences with Time Clauses Flashcards
What is an independent clause?
A clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence, e.g., ‘you can begin your project’
Independent clauses express a complete thought and contain a subject and a verb.
What is a dependent clause?
A clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence, e.g., ‘After you have collected all the necessary supplies’
Dependent clauses rely on independent clauses to provide context and meaning.
What is an independent clause?
A clause that can stand on its own as a complete sentence.
Provide an example of an independent clause.
You can begin your project.
What is a dependent clause?
A clause that is NOT a complete sentence and requires an independent clause to form a complete sentence.
What type of sentence is formed by at least one independent clause and at least one dependent clause?
Complex sentence.
What is the role of a dependent clause in a complex sentence?
It requires an independent clause to be a complete sentence.
What type of dependent clause is mentioned in the example?
Time clause.
What does a time clause express?
A time relationship.
True or False: A dependent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence.
False.
Fill in the blank: A complex sentence is made up of at least one independent clause plus at least one _______.
[dependent clause].
What is one use of the structure that includes dependent and independent clauses?
Talking about process.
What are some examples of TIME clauses?
After, As, when, while
These clauses indicate the timing of actions in sentences.
Fill in the blank: After you finish the first step, make sure to clean up any leftover _______.
material
True or False: The sentences ‘After you finish the first step, make sure to clean up any leftover material’ and ‘Make sure to clean up any leftover material after you finish the first step’ mean exactly the same thing.
True
What is a slightly different grammatical way to express ‘After you finish the first step’?
After finishing
As you are stirring the soup, you have to be careful not to _______.
burn it
You have to be careful not to burn the soup as you are _______.
stirring it
Fill in the blank: In the example sentences, the words ‘As’ and ‘when’ are _______.
interchangeable
What should you think about when practicing the example sentences aloud?
Which versions you prefer
What should you do as soon as the water begins to boil?
Take the pot off the stove
What is the instruction regarding gathering materials?
Gather all your materials before you begin the project
True or False: You can say ‘Before beginning…’ instead of ‘Before you begin the project…’
True
Fill in the blank: _______ the water begins to boil, take the pot off the stove.
As soon as
