Essential and Nonessential Clauses

Essential and Nonessential Clauses

By Charlotte Carr7th Grade EnglishBy Charlotte Carr7th Grade English

What is an Essential Clause?

What is an Essential Clause?

What is an Essential Clause?

What is an Essential Clause?

• An essential clause is a group of words that have a subject and a verb.

• An essential clause is a group of words that have a subject and a verb.

What is an Essential Clause?

What is an Essential Clause?

• An essential clause is a group of words that have a subject and a verb.

• Essential Clauses can stand by themselves and still make sense.

• An essential clause is a group of words that have a subject and a verb.

• Essential Clauses can stand by themselves and still make sense.

What is an Essential Clause?

What is an Essential Clause?

• An essential clause is a group of words that have a subject and a verb.

• Essential Clauses can stand by themselves and still make sense.

• They can also be combined with non essential and essential clauses.

• An essential clause is a group of words that have a subject and a verb.

• Essential Clauses can stand by themselves and still make sense.

• They can also be combined with non essential and essential clauses.

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• Essential clauses are also called independent clauses and restrictive clauses.

• Essential clauses are also called independent clauses and restrictive clauses.

Nonessential ClausesNonessential Clauses

Nonessential ClausesNonessential Clauses

• Most nonessential clauses are a group of words that can not stand by themselves, but can have both a subject and a verb.

• Most nonessential clauses are a group of words that can not stand by themselves, but can have both a subject and a verb.

Nonessential ClausesNonessential Clauses

• Most nonessential clauses are a group of words that can not stand by themselves, but can have a subject and a verb.

• Nonessential clauses are joined with essential clauses in order to make sense.

• Most nonessential clauses are a group of words that can not stand by themselves, but can have a subject and a verb.

• Nonessential clauses are joined with essential clauses in order to make sense.

Nonessential ClausesNonessential Clauses

• Most nonessential clauses can not stand by themselves, but can have a subject and a verb

• Non essential clauses are joined with essential clauses in order to make sense.

• Nonessential clauses can not stand by themselves and make sense.

• Most nonessential clauses can not stand by themselves, but can have a subject and a verb

• Non essential clauses are joined with essential clauses in order to make sense.

• Nonessential clauses can not stand by themselves and make sense.

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• Nonessential clauses are also called dependent clauses, subordinate clauses, and nonrestrictive clauses.

• Nonessential clauses are also called dependent clauses, subordinate clauses, and nonrestrictive clauses.

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• Ms. Carr, our friendly neighbor, drove us to the school dance.

• Ms. Carr, our friendly neighbor, drove us to the school dance.

Non Essential Non Essential

• Ms. Carr, our friendly neighbor, drove us to the school dance.

• Ms. Carr, our friendly neighbor, drove us to the school dance.

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comma

Nonessential Nonessential

• Ms. Carr, our friendly neighbor, drove us to the school dance.

• Ms. Carr, our friendly neighbor, drove us to the school dance.

comma

comma

Nonessential Clause

Nonessential Nonessential

• Ms. Carr, our friendly neighbor, drove us to the school dance.

• Ms. Carr, our friendly neighbor, drove us to the school dance.

comma

comma

Nonessential Clause

To be considered a Nonessential Clause,“Charlotte’s Mother” Can’t make sense by Itself….

NonessentialNonessential

• Our friendly neighbor• Our friendly neighbor

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• Our friendly neighbor• Our friendly neighbor

“our friendly neighbor” is incomplete in many way’s and itDoesn’t make sense by itself.

Charlotte’s motherCharlotte’s mother

• “Our friendly neighbor”• “Our friendly neighbor” did what? “our friendly neighbor” is what? It’s not a complete thought and can not stand by itself.

• “Our friendly neighbor”• “Our friendly neighbor” did what? “our friendly neighbor” is what? It’s not a complete thought and can not stand by itself.

Nonessential Nonessential

• Ms. Carr, our friendly neighbor, drove us to the school dance.

• Ms. Carr, our friendly neighbor, drove us to the school dance.

comma

comma

Comma’s are used for many reasons, one of them being to Separate nonessential clauses from essential clauses.

Nonessential Nonessential

• Ms. Carr, our friendly neighbor, drove us to the school dance.

• Ms. Carr, our friendly neighbor, drove us to the school dance.

comma

comma

If we took out “our friendly neighbor” would the sentence still Make sense? And contain the essential elements of a sentence?

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• Ms. Carr drove us to the school dance.

• Ms. Carr drove us to the school dance.

EssentialEssential

• Ms. Carr drove us to the school dance.

• Ms. Carr drove us to the school dance.

We took away the non essential clause and the sentence Still makes sense.

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• Ms. Carr drove us to the school dance.

• Ms. Carr drove us to the school dance.

Essential Clause

Try it on your own!Try it on your own!

• My neighbor, the one who lives down the street, is an excellent ice skater.

• My neighbor, the one who lives down the street, is an excellent ice skater.

The Nonessential Clause is…

The Nonessential Clause is…

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•“The one who lives down the street”

•“The one who lives down the street”

The Essential Clause is…

The Essential Clause is…

Essential ClauseEssential Clause

•My neighbor is an excellent ice skater.

•My neighbor is an excellent ice skater.

Now…Now…

• Now you know what non essential and essential clauses are and how to find them!

• Now you know what non essential and essential clauses are and how to find them!

Now…Now…

• Now you know what non essential and essential clauses are and how to find them!

• Or maybe you already knew, but you watched this power point just for fun or out of generosity!

• Now you know what non essential and essential clauses are and how to find them!

• Or maybe you already knew, but you watched this power point just for fun or out of generosity!

Now…Now…

• Now you know what non essential and essential clauses are and how to find them!

• Or maybe you already knew, but you watched this power point just for fun or out of generosity!

• Either way I would like to say thank you!

• Now you know what non essential and essential clauses are and how to find them!

• Or maybe you already knew, but you watched this power point just for fun or out of generosity!

• Either way I would like to say thank you!