Clauses Flashcards
Noun clauses
⭕️she completely understood everything he said
He said is a clause that acts as a noun because it communicates the specific “thing” that she, the subject of the sentence, understands
Adj clauses
⭕️my friend who rides a motorcycle said it’s a great weekend to ride.
*acts as an adj in it’s sentence
Who rides a motorcycle is an adj clause
همه اونایی که who, which,that و غیره میگیرن ازین نوع کلاس ها هستند
Adverb clauses
⭕️she fixed the sink without facing difficulty
*acts as an adverb
Without facing difficulty is an adverb clause
Independent & dependent clause
Independent:
یک جمله کامله و معنیش هیچ وابستگی به جمله بعدی نداره
⭕️I love cookies
dependent:
یک جمله کامل نیست و معنیش وابستگی به جمله دیگه داره
When I grow up⭕️
⭕️Although he sings well
⭕️The mouse that was hiding
تفاوت phrase , clause
clause یک گروه از کلمات هستش که از نظر معنایی کامله و یک جمله هست
ولی phrase یک عبارت مثلا دو کلمه ای هستش که ممکنه از نظر معنایی هم کامل نباشه
Combining clauses
- I love drinking soda, but I know it’s bad for my teeth.
When you want to write a sentence that’s more than one independent clause, you need to combine
clauses. Every sentence you write includes at least one independent clause. The other clauses in your
sentence determine how you can combine them with your independent clause