Mrs. Ranney's students have learned that one clever way to add class to your writing is to use a
variety of sentence types!
variety of sentence types!
One type that we have learned to write is a sentence that starts with a dependent clause.
Dependent clauses start with special words:
After, Before, Since, While, When, If, During.
A dependent clause ends with a comma and cannot stand alone as a sentence. It must be followed by an independent clause,
which is a sentence that can stand alone!
which is a sentence that can stand alone!
Here are some excellent examples of sentences with dependent clauses,
written by students in our class:
If mischievous Badger Claws had not gone into the
hot sweat house, he would not have been caught!
(by Aviv and Gregory)
After the Shaman left the brave Badger Claws in the high mountains, Badger Claws took a nap.
(by Maya and Nicole)
If Badger Claws shoots the fluffy, furry rabbit, he will have to skin it, clean it, and cook it before he eats it.
(by Hayley and Melissa)
Since Badger Claws couldn't shoot a furry rabbit, he practiced shooting down the bumpy trail.
(by Arielle and Eve)
After Badger Claws shot a furry, little rabbit, he needed to skin the rabbit's soft fur.
(by Adam and Michael)
When Badger Claws woke up in the freezing night,
he saw monstrous "grizzly bears!"
(by Bella and Vanessa)
Since brave Badger Claws found out the tracks were
little raccoon tracks, he was laughing like crazy!
(by Jace and Nate)
After Badger Claws saw tiny raccoon tracks, he laughed
super hard at himself!
(by Andrew, Josh, and Oliver)
When Badger Claws saw the scary coyotes, he
was terribly frightened!
(by Grace and Sydney)
When Badger Claws saw the scary coyotes, he stood still like a frozen statue.
(by Adar and Dylan)
If Badger Claws had thought of the hard rain first,
he would have collected dry wood earlier.
(By Francesca and Quynh-Anh)
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How did you like our classy clauses!
If you have a sentence with a dependent clause that you'd like to share, we'd love to read it!
written by students in our class:
If mischievous Badger Claws had not gone into the
hot sweat house, he would not have been caught!
(by Aviv and Gregory)
After the Shaman left the brave Badger Claws in the high mountains, Badger Claws took a nap.
(by Maya and Nicole)
If Badger Claws shoots the fluffy, furry rabbit, he will have to skin it, clean it, and cook it before he eats it.
(by Hayley and Melissa)
Since Badger Claws couldn't shoot a furry rabbit, he practiced shooting down the bumpy trail.
(by Arielle and Eve)
After Badger Claws shot a furry, little rabbit, he needed to skin the rabbit's soft fur.
(by Adam and Michael)
When Badger Claws woke up in the freezing night,
he saw monstrous "grizzly bears!"
(by Bella and Vanessa)
Since brave Badger Claws found out the tracks were
little raccoon tracks, he was laughing like crazy!
(by Jace and Nate)
After Badger Claws saw tiny raccoon tracks, he laughed
super hard at himself!
(by Andrew, Josh, and Oliver)
When Badger Claws saw the scary coyotes, he
was terribly frightened!
(by Grace and Sydney)
When Badger Claws saw the scary coyotes, he stood still like a frozen statue.
(by Adar and Dylan)
If Badger Claws had thought of the hard rain first,
he would have collected dry wood earlier.
(By Francesca and Quynh-Anh)
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How did you like our classy clauses!
If you have a sentence with a dependent clause that you'd like to share, we'd love to read it!
(Hey, that was a dependent clause sentence!)
It can be about any subject!
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It can be about any subject!
Mrs. Ranney's students:
Remember that you may submit you spelling
homework this week here rather than on paper!
