Matthew Villegas's Posts - CSRNation2024-03-28T14:15:17ZMatthew Villegashttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/MatthewVillegashttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/61962326?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://csrnation.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=395a1pppg1igo&xn_auth=noGrammar and Punctuation: Dependent Clauses and Introductory Wordstag:csrnation.ning.com,2018-09-14:1736041:BlogPost:13728602018-09-14T17:30:00.000ZMatthew Villegashttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/MatthewVillegas
<p>A dependent clause is a group of words that have a subject and verb, but do not form a complete thought and cannot stand alone. Introductory words change an independent clause (a complete sentence) to a dependent clause. Take the sentence "I ran." There's a subject and verb, but the absence of an introductory word allows it to be an independent clause. If you add an introductory word like "after," you get "After I ran." That's not to say a fragment like that won't ever wind up in a…</p>
<p>A dependent clause is a group of words that have a subject and verb, but do not form a complete thought and cannot stand alone. Introductory words change an independent clause (a complete sentence) to a dependent clause. Take the sentence "I ran." There's a subject and verb, but the absence of an introductory word allows it to be an independent clause. If you add an introductory word like "after," you get "After I ran." That's not to say a fragment like that won't ever wind up in a transcript, but it's still important to know in the editing process.</p>
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<p>There are two types of introductory words: relative pronouns and subordinate conjunctions. There are far too many subordinate conjunctions to list here, but here are some of the most common ones:</p>
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<p>Relative pronouns on the other hand are not as numerous. There are only five relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that.</p>
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<p>Tomorrow we'll get in to how you can connect independent and dependent clauses.</p>Grammar and Punctuation: Subject and Verbstag:csrnation.ning.com,2018-09-13:1736041:BlogPost:13726122018-09-13T21:31:04.000ZMatthew Villegashttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/MatthewVillegas
<p>This is the first of a series of posts I'd like to use to start detailing proper use of grammar and punctuation. It is crucial in our line of work that we know not only how to use grammar and punctuation, but also that we can properly identify the different parts of a sentence. Much like mathematics, grammar builds on itself and assumes you know the basics. If you understand the basics, knowing the correct punctuation and grammar becomes much easier. With that said, let's get…</p>
<p>This is the first of a series of posts I'd like to use to start detailing proper use of grammar and punctuation. It is crucial in our line of work that we know not only how to use grammar and punctuation, but also that we can properly identify the different parts of a sentence. Much like mathematics, grammar builds on itself and assumes you know the basics. If you understand the basics, knowing the correct punctuation and grammar becomes much easier. With that said, let's get started.</p>
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<p>A subject is a person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something. If you can find the verb, you can find the subject. In order to find the verb, you must ask who or what is doing or being something. This is important because the main basics of English center around knowing how to identify the subject and verb. It may seem silly or patronizing to go over such simple concepts, but it will make identitying other parts of a sentence much more manageable.</p>
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<p>In my next post, I'll discuss how to identify a dependent clause.</p>