instructions:
Below are five sentences taken from the story, “Oseola McCarty.” Each of the sentences is “complex.” In other words it contains a “main clause” and a “subordinate clause.” Each of the subordinate clauses is introduced by a “conjunction.” Analyze the sentences by writing out each of the clauses in the spaces below each item. Then put a circle around the conjunction.
example:
• Although Oseola had not expected this sort of attention, she enjoyed it very much.
main clause: although Oseola had not expected this sort of attention, she enjoyed it very much
subordinate clause: although Oseola had not expected this sort of attention
1. Because Oseola didn’t need her money, she decided to give most of it away.
main clause:__________________________________________________________________
subordinate clause:____________________________________________________________
2. I’m giving it away so that the children won’t have to work so hard.
main clause:__________________________________________________________________
subordinate clause:____________________________________________________________
3. While she was doing these things, she did other new things like flying in planes.
main clause:__________________________________________________________________
subordinate clause:____________________________________________________________
4. Oseola always made the bed before she left her hotel room.
main clause:__________________________________________________________________
subordinate clause:____________________________________________________________
5. If that little woman can give away everything she has, then I can give a billion.
main clause:__________________________________________________________________
subordinate clause:____________________________________________________________