The Dependent and Independent Clause

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THE DEPENDENT AND INDEPENDENT CLAUSE (10 clock hours - 1 full CEU)

You may only miss up to two (2) live sessions in order to receive credit for this class. Missed sessions must be watched and summarized in writing.

Working with the language is easier all around when you understand independent and dependent clauses and how they are the same and how they are different, how they function, and how they are punctuated. What happens when there are five independent clauses in a row with “and” in between? Is there one set of rules for all dependent clauses? Does where the clause is in the sentence make a difference? What about a clause right after the conjunction? Is there one comma for the clause or commas around it or no commas? Join us for answers to these questions and many more.


Saturday, August 13, 9:00-11:00 PDT

Sunday, August 14, 12:00-2:00 PDT

Saturday, August 20, 9:00-11:00 PDT

Sunday, August 21, 12:00-2:00 PDT

Sunday, August 28, 12:00-2:00 PDT




Your Instructor


Margie Wakeman Wells
Margie Wakeman Wells

Margie Wakeman Wells is a lifetime credentialed teacher in the state of California and is certified as a CRI. She is in her sixth decade of teaching -- with 40 of those years in the field of court reporting. As a reporting instructor, she has taught from the theory level through the exit speeds as well as all manner of English courses – both on campus in a bricks and mortar school and online.

She has presented, under the auspices of NCRA and state court reporting organizations, over 300 seminars for reporters on English-related topics as well as seminars for teachers and students.

Court Reporting: Bad Grammar/Good Punctuation, her best-selling reference text, and the workbook that accompanies it are available at margieholdscourt.com. In addition, she has published Word Pares, Pears, Pairs, a reference work of 2,000 word pairs with definitions, examples, and idioms for the words, and is currently writing a grammar text. She has also written a drill book series for improving accuracy: Practice Really DOES Make Perfect.

Margie operates “Margie Holds Class,” her online school, for both live and recorded classes and writes her blog, “All Things English,” at margieholdscourt.com. Margie currently serves as the Education Liaison for the California Court Reporters Association.

Margie has two grown sons and lives with her husband, Bill, in Culver City, California.


Course Curriculum


  The Course
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  Module 1: General Terminology
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  Module 2: Sentence, Fragment, Run-on
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  Module 3: The Subject and Verb
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  Module 4: Finding the Subject and Verb
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  Module 5: The Connecting Words
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  Module 6: Comma Basics
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  Module 7: Essential/Nonessential: Where It Applies
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  Module 8: Essential/Nonessential: How to Apply It
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  Module 9: Language Elements: Overview
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  Module 10: The Dependent Clause
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  Module 11: The Noun Clause 1
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  Module 12: The Noun Clause 2
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  Module 13: The Adjective Clause
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  Module 14: The Adverb Clause
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  Module 15: Dependent Clauses Compound Construction
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  Module 16: Clauses Within Clauses 1
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  Module 17: Clauses Within Clauses 2
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  Module 18: "That" Construction
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  Module 19: The Independent Clause
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  Module 20: The Sentence and the Dash
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  Module 21: The Parenthetical
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  Module 22: The Introductory Element
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  Module 23: Diagramming the Compound Sentence
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  Module 24: Punctuating the Second Part of Compound Construction
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