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Cofresí, the Pirate (part III)

The Spanish Armada were dead __________ in capturing Cofresi. The

capture of this elusive pirate was really a _________ thought. However,

no one thought that Spain would get help. One night while at sea, Cofresi

and his men had a __________. They weren’t paying attention one night,

and their ship came under attack. Cofresí had a concerned _________ on

his face, it was quite nebulous to him who was attacking his ship. As a

result, Cofresí was captured and handed over to the Spanish government.

Cofresí was executed at San Cristobal Castle in San Juan, many people

_________when they heard that their beloved pirate was killed.

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What is a dependent clause?

Dependent Clause - A dependent clause cannot stand alone as a sentence. Here is an example: when dad is not homeThis clause does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone.

What is an independent clause?

Independent Clause - An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence. Here is an example: We walk to school. This sentence expresses a complete thought and can stand alone.

Let’s put the two together.• Dependent Clause = when dad is not

home• Independent Clause = We walk to

school.

• When dad is not home, we walk to school. Or

• We walk to school when dad is not home.

How to do it?Use a comma to separate the dependent (subordinate) clause from the main clause (independent) when the subordinate clause comes first.Example:Before everyone else awoke Charles got up to finish last night’s homework.Before everyone else awoke, Charles got up to finish last night’s homework.

What is a fragment? A sentence fragment is a group of words that is only part of a sentence and does not express a complete thought. Usually sentence fragments are pieces of sentences that have become disconnected from the main clauses.

So let’s practiceFinished packing right after dinner.

dependent clauseindependent clausefragment

However, we still had time to visit Six Flags.

dependent clauseindependent clausefragment

Even though it rained constantly on Saturday.

dependent clauseindependent clausefragment

Furthermore, the weather improved greatly on Sunday.

dependent clauseindependent clausefragment

To see the sun setting and the sky darkening.

dependent clauseindependent clausefragment

Since our friends had not yet arrived.

dependent clauseindependent clausefragment

Correct!

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