Sentences Flashcards
Main clause
a complete sentence on its own, must contain a verb
coordinate clause
a main clause in a compound or compound-complex sentence
stranded coordinate clause
a coordinate clause on its own without another main clause to accompany it
subordinate clause
does not make sense on its own without another main clause to accompany it
concessive subordinate clause
these concede something (e.g. ‘even though i couldn’t afford it’, i booked the holiday)
subordinate clause of reason
provides a reason (e.g because the train was late, …)
temporal subordinate clause
relates to time
relative subordinate clause
add additional information and start with a relative pronoun
to- infinitive clauses
begins with the word ‘to’
foregrounded clauses
subordinate clauses that start a sentence
embedded clause
subordinate clauses that are in the middle of sentences
conditional subordinate clause
provides a condition (e.g. if you don’t …)
