CMN 279 Lecture Notes - Dependent Clause, Independent Clause, Market Trend
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How well you express your thoughts depends largely on how well you can craft sentences and organize them into phrases and clauses. Phrase: group of words containing either a subject or a verb (but not both) which cannot stand on its own as a complete sentence. Clause: group of related words containing a subject and a complete verb; when it delivers full meaning it is called an independent clause; when it doesn"t deliver full meaning by itself, it is called a dependent or subordinate clause. Although the program cost more than we expected, it has Although the program cost more than we expected, it has improved company morale. The program, which cost more than we expected, has improved company morale. Fred will present his report, and we will vote on the issue. ) Simple sentences: straightforward and emphatic (the shorter, the more emphatic: without connecting words, may not fully show relationships among ideas.