Clauses

Question 1

What is a clause?

Answer 1

Part of a sentence that carries a message

Question 3

What must clauses contain?

Answer 3

They must have verbs

Question 4

What verbs do not count in clauses

Answer 4

Infinitive verbs

-ing (present participle) WITHOUT an auxiliary in front

Question 7

How do you find a main clause?

Answer 7

It has 1 verb

Can it stand on its own and make sense? YES

Question 8

If a sentence has 2 verbs, how many clauses does it have?

Answer 8

2

1 verb = 1 clause etc

Question 9

How do you find a co ordinating clause?

Answer 9

Does it have 1 verb?

Starts with a co ordinating conjunction (ANS, BUT, OR)

Question 10

How do you find a subordinate clause?

Answer 10

Has to have 1 verb

Starts with a subordinating conjunction (who, which, that etc)

Question 11

Give examples of subordinating conjunctions

Answer 11

Who, which, that, when, because, although, if, when, where, what, while, until, after, before, as, so

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