This document provides information about clauses, including independent and dependent clauses. It defines independent clauses as groups of words with a subject and verb that can stand alone, while dependent clauses need another clause to be complete. Examples of dependent clauses include "until the next time I see you" and "because I want to get a 100 in English 6." The document also discusses using longer descriptions and adjectives to improve writing and provides examples of combining sentences using dependent clauses.

1. Teaching Capsule
by Patty Villacorta-Melendreras

2. Life without descriptions…

3. Life with descriptions…

4. Sometimes we need to say
more than just…

7. Clauses
Independent Clauses
• Group of words with
a subject + verb that
can stand on its own.
• Example:
• I love music.
Dependent Clauses
• Group of words with
a subject + verb that
cannot stand on its
own.
• Example:
• since I was a child
S+V S+V

8. INDEPENDENT
CLAUSE
DEPENDENT
CLAUSE

9. Examples of Dependent
Clauses
Until the next time I see
you. ..
When she ran to the
yellow house…
Because I want to get a
100 in English 6. …

11. This is the house that I want to buy.
The house that I want to buy is big.

12. Longer Adjectives for a
better conversation
• They will begin words like who,
whose, whom, which, and that
or when, where, and since.

14. who
• He is the athlete who won a silver
medal for Guatemala.

15. whose
• The baby is crying.
• His bottle is empty.
The baby whose bottle is empty is
crying.

16. Examples of Importance and
more…
• The student whose hand was up
gave the correct answer.
• The spaghetti that you made for
dinner tasted great.
• Sometimes the connecting word can be left out.

17. • Using the various kinds
of clauses can give variety
to your sentences.
• Longer description sentences can be
used for this purpose.

18. Use a longer description clause to combine the following sentences. Use the
introductory words who, whose, whom, which, that, when, where, or since to
begin the longer description clause.
• 1. The doctor examined the
patient. The patient had fallen
from a cliff.

19. Answers
• 1. The doctor examined the
patient who had fallen
from a cliff.

20. Use a longer description clause to combine the following sentences. Use the
introductory words who, whose, whom, which, that, when, where, or since to
begin the longer description clause.
•2. The mechanic repaired my
sister's car. The car had a short
circuit.

21. Answers
•2. The mechanic repaired
my sister's car that had a
short circuit.