Notes for Nickel and Dimed Reading Guide

Compound/Complex Sentence

• It contains at least one dependent clause and at least two independent clauses.

• Although I like to go camping, I haven't had the time to go lately, and I haven't found anyone to go with.

Independent Clauses

• Main Clause• Can stand alone as a sentence• Can be joined to another clauseExample: Jen and Justin adopted a little girl.

Dependent Clauses

• (Subordinate clause)• Cannot stand alone as a sentence• Often use subordinate conjunctionsOnce they adopted the baby

What?! What happened to the baby!?

Subordinate Conjunctions

afteralthough

asbecausebeforeeven if

even thoughif

in order that

onceprovided thatrather than

sinceso thatthanthat

thoughunless

untilwhen

wheneverwhere

whereaswhereverwhether

whilewhy

A dependent clause added to two or more independent clauses

Because we are a family, I love you, and you love me.

2 independent clauses

Dependent clause

PracticeIndependent, Dependent• His blue eyes were light, bright and sparkling behind half-mooned

spectacles, and his nose was very long and crooked, as though it had been broken at least twice (Rowling).

• His blue eyes were light, bright and sparkling behind half-mooned spectacles, and his nose was very long and crooked, as though it had been broken at least twice (Rowling).

PracticeIndependent, Dependent• Though Mitchell prefers watching romantic films, he rented the latest

spy thriller, and he enjoyed it very much.

• Though Mitchell prefers watching romantic films, he rented the latest spy thriller, and he enjoyed it very much.

What is her thesis?

• Check the back of the book

How to Cite

• Last name and page number• (Ehrenreich 23)

• NO: pg. # ,

Period 1:

• It’s impossible to survive on one minimum wage job in the United States because one job alone takes copious mental and physical focus, and two jobs will take double that effort.

Period 6:

Americans cannot work a minimum wage job and expect to survive and prosper off of it.