Correctly formed clause structures

 

 

A clause is a group of words that form either full sentences or part of a sentence. All sentences contain a main clause.

 

•  A simple sentence is one that only consists of a single clause. Refer to extract 1.1

• Compound sentences are made up of two or more main clauses joined together using conjunctions, (joining words). Refer to extract 1.2

• Complex sentences are made up of a main clause and a subordinate clause. A subordinate clause adds extra information to the main clause but will not make sense alone. Refer to extract 1.5

 

 

Extract 1:

It has been argued that many psychics use cold reading to make their claims.1 Cold reading is a method employed by psychics whereby they are able to convince the sitter they can read their mind when in reality they are making their claims based on the sitter’s body language2, (Hyman, 2007). Psychics can make a vague and highly general claim and sitters will ask ‘are you sure’ or ‘I can take everything but this’, (Hyman, 2007).3 For this reason, more people should consider whether the psychic should have room for mistakes if they are claiming that the spirit is on the stage talking to them.4 Equally, it may be useful to consider that as noted in the introduction, if these interactions are televised they may appear even more credible as the psychic’s mistakes can be cut out. Fortunately5, this kind of research can help people to approach these situations with less of an open mind.6