Clauses Flashcards
What is a Clause?
A group of words that contains a subject and a verb.
What is an Independent Clause?
A Clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence.
What is a Subordinate Clause?
A clause that does not form a complete sentence but functions as one part of the sentence.
What is a Noun Clause?
A subordinate clause used as a noun in a sentence.
What is a Relative Clause?
A subordinate clause that functions as an adjective modifying a noun in a sentence.
What is an Adverbial Clause?
A subordinate clause that functions as an adverb in a sentence.
What are the three types of Subordinate Clauses?
Adverbial, Relative (Adjectival), Noun Clauses.
What are the two types of clauses?
Independent Clause, and Subordinate Clause.
What do Adverbial Clauses begin with?
Begins with a subordinating conjunction.
What are some Subordinating Conjunctions?
After, Although, As if, As long as, As much as
As soon as, Because, Before, Even if , Even though, In order that, Provided (that), Since, So that, Than, Though, Unless, Until, When, Whenever, Where
What kind of Subordinate Clause is, Before she went to bed, Kate wrote herself a reminder on a sticky note.
Adverbial Clause, Tells when Kate wrote the reminder.
What kind of Subordinate Clause is, We stood on top of the mountain that had seemed so difficult to climb at first.
Relative Clause, Describes the Mountain as hard to climb.
What kind of Subordinate Clause is, Do you know who was chosen for the position?
Noun Clause, Who was chosen for the position is used as a direct object.
Example of a Relative Clause
I lost the map which she gave me.
Example of a Noun Clause
What you have said makes her sad.
