Clauses Flashcards
Independent Clause
Forms a sentence, stands on its own and has at least one noun or verb
Dependent Clause
Combines or adds info using conjunctions and cannot stand on its own
Subordinate clauses
Relates ideas by importance or order, uses “just right” words to show relationship between clauses
Relative clauses
Adds detail connected to a noun in the sentence, may or may not be separated by a comma
Subordinating conjunctions that start with an “A”
after, although, as, as if, as long as, as much as, as soon as, as though
Subordinating conjunctions that start with a “b”
Because, before, by the time
Subordinating conjunctions that start with an “E”
even if, even though
Subordinating conjunctions that start with an “i”
In case, in order, in the event that
Subordinating conjunctions that start with a “L”
lest
Subordinating conjunctions that start with a “n”
now that
Subordinating conjunctions that start with a “o”
once, only, only if,
Subordinating conjunctions that start with a “p”
provided that
Subordinating conjunctions that start with a “s”
since, so, supposing
Subordinating conjunctions that start with a “t”
than, that, though, till
Subordinating conjunctions that start with a “u”
unless, until
