Types Of Clauses

Question 1

What are the 2 main types of clauses?

Answer 1

1. The Main or Principal Clause
2. The Subordinative Clause

Question 2

What tells us the number of clauses?

Answer 2

Remember the number of verbs tells us the number of clauses

Question 3

Types of Subordinate Clauses?

Answer 3

1.The Subordinative Adverbial Clause
2.The Subordinative Adjectivial Clause
3.The Subordinative Noun Clause

Question 4

Whar is the Subordinative Adverbial Clause?

Answer 4

This type of clause gives a reason or supporting explanation to the main clause.
The Adverbial Clause also usually begins with a CONJUNTION.

Example: The children jumped for joy when they saw the presents.

Conjunction- When
Verb- Jumped

Therefore, the main clause is “The Children jumped for joy”
And teh subordinative adverbial clause is “when they saw the presents”

Question 5

What is the Subordinative Adjectival Clause?

Answer 5

This type of clause gives more information on the main clause and usually begin with a relative pronoun.

The relative pronouns are who, which, whose, whom, that.

For Example- We met the man who saved the child.

Main Clause- We met the man
SUB ADJ C- “who saved the child”

Question 6

What is the Subordinative Noun Clause?

Answer 6

This type of clause answers to the question and usually begins with “that or what”.

For example- The principal told the children that they should not run.

Main Clause- The principal told the children
SUB N C- “that they should not run”