Thursday, November 1, 2012

Contrast Clauses and Phrases

Review
Clause = Subject + Predicate
(Example) Mrs. Adler dances.

Subordinate conjunctions begin dependent clauses.
(Example) Students laugh because Mrs. Adler dances.

NEW
Prepositional phrases show the position of an object.

Some prepositions are also subordinate conjunctions.

Subordinate Conjunctions

Both

Prepositions
although
as soon as
because
even though
when
if
since
that
while
after
as
before
until
of
about
on
with
in


These are examples of prepositional phrases.
1. The study of weather is called meteorology.
2. Meteorologists make predictions about the weather.
3. Their forecasts are broadcast on television.

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