The document discusses different types of clauses and sentences. There are two main types of clauses: independent clauses which can stand alone as a complete thought, and dependent clauses which cannot stand alone and require an independent clause. Sentence types include simple sentences with one independent clause, compound sentences with two or more independent clauses, complex sentences with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses, and compound-complex sentences with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. Common subordinating conjunctions are listed.

1. Help with sentence
types
By Mrs. W. Scruggs

2. What are clauses?What are clauses?
Each clause must have a
subject and a verb.
There are two mains types
of clauses:
Independent
(subject+verb that’s a
complete thought)
Dependent (subject+verb
but NOT a complete
thought)

3. Independent ClausesIndependent Clauses
every sentence must haveevery sentence must have
at least one independentat least one independent
clauseclause
the independent clause canthe independent clause can
usually stand aloneusually stand alone
an independent clausean independent clause
does not startdoes not start with a relativewith a relative
pronoun or a subordinatingpronoun or a subordinating
conjunctionconjunction

4. Dependent/SubordinateDependent/Subordinate
ClausesClauses
the dependent clausethe dependent clause
can never stand alonecan never stand alone
a dependent clausea dependent clause
starts with astarts with a relativerelative
pronoun or apronoun or a
subordinatingsubordinating
conjunctionconjunction

5. Common SubordinatingCommon Subordinating
ConjunctionsConjunctions
 AfterAfter
 AlthoughAlthough
 AsAs
 BecauseBecause
 BeforeBefore
 IfIf
 InasmuchInasmuch
 SinceSince
 UnlessUnless
 UntilUntil
 WhenWhen
 WheneverWhenever
 WhereWhere
 WhereverWherever
 whilewhile

6. Sentence TypesSentence Types
 Sentence typesSentence types::
 simple sentencesimple sentence = 1 independent= 1 independent
clauseclause
 compound sentencecompound sentence = 2 or more= 2 or more
independent clausesindependent clauses
 complex sentencecomplex sentence = 1= 1
independent clause + 1 or moreindependent clause + 1 or more
dependent clausedependent clause
 compound-complexcompound-complex sentence = 2sentence = 2
or more independent clauses +or more independent clauses +
one or more dependent clausesone or more dependent clauses

7. Sentence TypesSentence Types
 Sentence typesSentence types::
 simple sentencesimple sentence = 1 independent= 1 independent
clauseclause
 compound sentencecompound sentence = 2 or more= 2 or more
independent clausesindependent clauses
 complex sentencecomplex sentence = 1= 1
independent clause + 1 or moreindependent clause + 1 or more
dependent clausedependent clause
 compound-complexcompound-complex sentence = 2sentence = 2
or more independent clauses +or more independent clauses +
one or more dependent clausesone or more dependent clauses