Clauses

Question 1

What’s a main clause?

Answer 1

A complete sentence with a verb in it

Question 2

What’s a coordinate clause?

Answer 2

A main clause in a compound or compound-complex sentence

Question 3

What’s a subordinate clause?

Answer 3

A clause that doesn’t makes sense on its own and needs to be paired with one or more main clauses. They are introduced by subordinating conjunctions. They must contain a verb. You can move them around in a sentence without changing the meaning

Question 4

What’s a concessive subordinate clause?

Answer 4

they admit something eg I am going to Taylor Swift, although I can’t afford it

Question 5

What’s a relative subordinate clause?

Answer 5

adds extra information and begin with a relative pronoun e.g. who, which