Subordinate Clauses

Question 1

That-clauses

Answer 1

Nominal vs. attributive (Part of a Phrase)

That= conjunction

Question 2

Interrogative clause

Answer 2

Nominal vs. Attributive

Subordinate:

• interrogative pronoun (what, who)
• wh-determiner (+ noun)
• conjunction (whether, if)
• not marked off by commas
• Reported speech tenses
• same word order as statements

Question 3

Relative Clauses

Answer 3

Nominal vs. Attributive (defining/non-defining) vs. Adverbial

Noun before attributive = antecedent

• relative pronouns (also generalising relative pronouns; whoever, whenever etc)
• relative determiners
• relative adverbs (where, when; time and place)

Question 4

Adverbial Clauses

Answer 4

-conjunctions