Clauses Flashcards
Does not express a complete thought
Can’t stand alone
Subordinate clauses
What can noun classes be replaced with?
Pronouns
Someone or something
If you take out a noun clause would the sentence be independent?
No
What questions are answered in adjective clauses?
Which one, what kind, how much, or how many about
What questions do adverbs answer?
Where, why, how, when, or to what degree
If you take out an adverb clause would the sentence be independent?
Yes
If you take out an adjective clause would the sentence independent?
Yes
What are trigger words for an adjective clause?
That
Which
Who, whom, whose
What are the trigger words for adverb clauses?
After, as, as if, although, because, before, if, since, once, than, though, unless, until, when, whenever, where, wherever, whether, while
What are the trigger words for noun clauses?
That, how, when, where, whether, why
What, whatever
What must clauses have?
Subject and verb
Expresses a complete thought
Can stand alone in a sentence
Independent clause
