clauses Flashcards
What is a clause?
A group of words that contains a subject and a verb
What is a independent clause?
A Clause that can stand alone as a complete 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 a subordinate clause?
A clause that does not form a complete sentence but functions as one part of the sentence
What is an adverbial clause?
A subordinate clause that functions as an adverb in a sentence.
What are the 3 types of Subordinate Clauses?
adverbial , relative , noun clause
What are the two types of clauses?
independent and subordinate
What do Adverbial Clauses begin with?
subordinating conjunction
What are some Subordinating Conjunctions?
After ,Although , As if , As long as, As much as
What kind of subordinate clause is “Before she went to bed” in the sentence, Before she went to bed, Kate wrote herself a reminder on a sticky note.
Adverbial clause
What kind of subordinate clause is “she ate as if she’s been starving for years “
Adverbial clause
What kind of subordinate clause is “Do you know the girl who started in grade 7 last week?”
Relative clause
What kind of subordinate clause is “We stood on top of the mountain that had seemed so difficult to climb at first.
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Relative clause
What kind if subordinate clause is “”
Noun clauses
