Summary
Does grammar make you groan? Let Tim and Moby help! In this BrainPOP movie, they’ll introduce you to the important word groupings called clauses! Find out when a group of words can be considered a clause, as well as the difference between independent and dependent clauses. You’ll learn about special types of clauses that act as nouns, adjectives, and adverbs, and how assembling clauses together into different kinds of sentences can make your writing sound better. There--grammar’s not so bad!
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Discussion questions
A few questions to talk through after watching Clauses:
- What is one new thing you learned about clauses?
- Can you explain it to a partner in your own words?
- Where might you see this in the real world?
- What is one question you still have?
Quick work-a-long
Try it:
- Write one sentence explaining clauses.
- Draw or give one example of your own.