Lesson 17 Flashcards
What is a noun clause?
A noun clause is a subordinate clause used as a noun. The noun clause may be a subject, direct object, predicate nominative, or object of a preposition.
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 are the connecting words for a noun clause?
The connecting words for a noun clause are: if, that, how
wh- words: who, whose, whom, which, what, when, where, why, whether
-ever words: however, whoever, whomever, whichever, whatever, whenever, wherever
