Read this paragraph from "Changing Views of Earth." Underline
two dependent clauses.
Then write three sentences about an
invention that would make your life easier
. Include two
dependent clauses. Check to make sure that you use commas
and subordinating conjunctions correctly.
Long ago, humans based their knowledge on what
they experienced with their eyes and ears. If people
could heighten their senses, they might not feel so
mystified by the events confronting them daily. For
example, something as simple as the rising sun
perplexed people for centuries. They believed that the
Earth stayed in place while the Sun moved around it.
This was called the geocentric model.