ENG     THE CLAUSE


            An incomplete sentence or SENTENCE FRAGMENT, is often a
       subordinate clause.  It looks like a sentence and has a noun and a
       verb, but it doesn't state a complete thought.  An INDEPENDENT
       CLAUSE is a complete sentence and a SUBORDINATE CLAUSE is merely an
       independent clause with a SUBORDINATOR on the front of it.  Some
       common subordinators are when, because, then, as if, while, since
       and inasmuch.

       EXERCISE 1

       Convert each of the independent clauses to a sentence fragment by
       inserting a subordinator.

       example:  She is helping at home.
                 When she is helping at home.

       1-        Grandpa knew the man.

       2-        The television is on the table.

       3-        The earth goes around the sun.

       4-        I decided to move to Toronto.

       5-        The job opportunities were limited.


          The correction for a sentence fragment, such as the ones that
       you created above, is to add an independent clause after, or
       before, the fragment to complete it.


       EXERCISE 2

       Add an independent clause to each of the fragments that you created
       above to make each a complete thought.  When you are finished,
       volunteer to write the entire construction on the board.

       example:  When she is helping at home, the work is finished sooner.
                 The work is finished sooner, when she is helping at home.