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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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