English "Clauses" Flashcards
Cannot stand alone
They leave one hanging
They must be attached to an independent clause in order to make a complete thought even though they have a subject and a verb
Dependent clause
Can stand alone as a sentence
It has all the necessary elements to be a sentence
Independent clause
What are the 3 types of dependent clauses
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
All the words together act as a single part of speech
Usually beings with a relative pronoun
Usually comes immediately after the word to modifies
Adjective clause
What questions do adjective clauses answer
Which one
How many
What kind
What are some relative pronouns that introduce adjective clauses
That Who Whose Whim Which Where
Usually begins with a subordinating conjunction
Can be found anywhere in a sentence but most often before or after am independent clause
Adverb clause
What questions do adverb clauses answer
How Where When Why Or want extent Under what condition
Can function as either the subject, direct object, indirect object, object of the preposition, or predicate nominative
Can be found anywhere in the sentence and are usually introduced with an introductory word
Noun clauses
What does a simple sentence have to include
1 independent clause
0 dependent clauses
What does a compound simple sentence have to include
2+ independent clauses
0 dependent clauses
What does a complex sentence have to include
1 independent clause
1+ dependent clauses
What does a compound-complex sentence have to include
2+ independent clauses
1+ dependent clauses
When do we use whom
When do we use who
Him/her
He/she
Do we use a comma before and after which
What about that
Yes
No
