Grammar Summarized

Question 1

subordinate/dependent clause

Answer 1

• begins w a subordinating conjunction
• noun + verb + (maybe object) but not a complete idea bc of subordinating conjunction
• -begins with: while, until, after, although, because etc
• –pg. 65 of text

Question 2

relative clause

Answer 2

• that, which, who, whom: called relative pronoun ALSO: what, when, where, whoever, whomever, whose
• does not convey complete idea; missing the noun(s) that the relative pronoun refers to
• tells us more (modifies) a noun or pronoun
• who/whom people or favoured pets
• that/which when referring to things, animals, ideas

Question 3

coordinating conjunction

Answer 3

• FANBOYS (for and nor but or yet so)
• joins things of equal weight; so can’t join independent and relative or subordinate
• can also be correlative conjunctions (neither..nor etc)
• “so” except when used as “in order that”

Question 4

subordinating conjunction

Answer 4

• act to make a clause incomplete
• “while Jill went to the movies”
• pg.65 for subordinate conjunction list and 75 the 2 sentence structure versions
• precedes subordinate/dependent clause

Question 5

conjunctive (linking) adverbs

Answer 5

• transitional conjunction that can join independent clauses
• always proceeded by semicolon and followed by a comma
• eg, “however, consequently, meanwhile etc”

Question 6

relative pronoun

Answer 6

that, which, who, whom

-used before relative clause