clauses Flashcards
clauses
individual componants or parts of senteces
main clause
form a complete sentence on its own
today is friday / you ate the last biscuite
coordinate clause
a main clause in a compound or compound-complex sentence
i like eating krispy kremes and you enjoy them to
stranded subordinate clause
a coordinate clause on its own in a sentence without another main clause to accompany it
and a dessert to finish
subordinate clause
does not make sence on its own and needs to be paired with a main clause to form a complete sentence
it must also contain a verb
although it was late, hannah still wasnt ready to go
concessive subordinate clause
to concede something
even though i couldnt afford it, i booked the holiday
conditional subordinate clause
to provide a condition
if you dont complete your homework, youll get a detention
subordinate clause of reason
to provide a reason
because the train was late, sam missed the concert
temporal subordinate clause
relation to time
when its 12 o’clock, well take a break
relative subordinate clause
add aditional information and start with a relative pronoun
this is the woman who won the big cash prize
to-infinitave clauses
these begin with the word ‘to’
to get good marks youll have to revise hard
foregrounded clause
subordinate clause that start a sentence
when you get back, well watch the film
embeded clause
subordinate clause in the middle of sentences
tom, when he finally arrived home, was not in a good state
