clauses

Question 1

main clause

Answer 1

can form a complete sentence on its own

Question 2

coordinate clause

Answer 2

a main clause in a compound or compound complex sentence

Question 3

stranded coordinate clause

Answer 3

a coordinate clause on its own in a sentence without another main clause to accompany it

Question 4

subordinate clause

Answer 4

does not make sense on its own and needs to be paired with a main clause to form a complete sentence

Question 5

concessive subordinate clause

Answer 5

these concede something

Question 6

conditional subordinate clause

Answer 6

provides a condition

Question 7

temporal suboprdinate clause

Answer 7

related to time

Question 8

relative subordinate clause

Answer 8

starts with a relative pronoun and adds additional information

Question 9

to infinitive clause

Answer 9

begins with the word ‘to’

Question 10

foreground clause

Answer 10

subordinate clause that starts a sentence

Question 11

embedded clause

Answer 11

subordinate clause in the middle of a sentence