Lesson 14 Flashcards
What is a clause?
A clause is a group of words that has a subject and verb.
What is the difference between a phrase and a cluase?
A phrase is a group of words that doesn’t have a subject and verb.
What are the two kinds of clauses?
The two kinds of clauses are independent (main) and dependent (subordinate) clauses.
What is an independent clause?
An independent clause can stand alone as a complete thought. Two independent clauses can be joined together by FANBOYS.
What is a dependent (subordinate) clause?
A subordinate clause cannot stand alone as a complete thought. It is always joined with an independent clause and is used as a noun, adjective, or adverb.
What is an essential part of a subordinate clause?
Every subordinate clause is joined to the main clause by a connecting word: a subordinating conjunction; a relative or interrogative pronoun, adjective, or adverb; an indefinite pronoun The connecting word may sometimes be omitted, but must be supplied when diagramming the sentence.
What are the three kinds of subordinate clauses?
The three kinds of subordinate clauses are the noun clause, the adjective clause and the adverb clause.
What is a relative pronoun?
A relative pronoun begins a subordinate adjective clause and refers to a stated or understood antecedent.
What is an antecedent?
An antecedent is the noun or pronoun in the main clause that the relative pronoun, adjective, or adverb refers back to.
Give the relative pronouns.
The relative pronouns are who, whose, whom, which, that.
Give the three questions adjectives answer with examples.
Adjectives answer the questions: which one, what kind, and how much or how many.
Ex. 1 John gave Mary that rose. (which one)
Ex. 2 John gave Mary a red rose. (what kind)
Ex. 3 John gave Mary a dozen roses. (how many)
What is an adjective clause?
An adjective clause is a relative subordinate clause that modifies a noun or pronoun in the main clause.
What are the connecting words for the adjective (relative) clause?
The connecting words for the adjective clause are the relative pronouns (who, whose, whom, which, that), and where, when.
