When the coffee spilled on the table

The coffee spilled on the table

When the coffee spilled on the table, I asked the waiter to give me another

Until she sat down in the snow and cried with frustration

That had been solved

While he loved her desperately

Clauses,

like phrases, are groups of related words, but unlike phrases, they have a subject and a verb. There are two kinds of clauses: Independent and Subordinate clauses. An Independent clause has a subject and a verb and can stand by itself as a complete sentence. A Subordinate clause, although it has a subject and a verb, cannot stand by itself as a sentence; it is only part of a sentence.

The children [who were with the group] were able to meet Ricky Martin.

A subordinating clause is usually introduced by the following conjunctions:

If Inasmuch as In case (that) In order that Insofar as In that So that Than That Till/until Unless When Whenever Where While why Lest Since wherever

After Although As if As though Because Even if

Even though Once

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the writer an important tool since they can add important details to sentences and show relationships between separate ideas. Within sentences, subordinate clauses act as either adjectives, adverbs, or nouns.

 Are

subordinate clauses that modify a noun or pronoun by telling what kind or which one They appear after the noun or pronoun they modify and usually begin with a relative pronoun (that, which, who, whom, or whose) or sometimes with a relative adverb (before, since, when, where, or why)

 The

rug, WHICH I BOUGHT YESTERDAY, is beige. I still remember the time WHEN YOU BROKE YOUR ARM. The road THAT LED TO THE RICHES OF CHINA was once filled with caravans having many donkeys and camels.

 Are

subordinate clauses that modify a verb, adjective, adverb, or verbal. They do this by pointing out where, when, in what manner, to what extent, under what condition, or why.

MODIFIED WORDS VERB ADJECTIVE ADVERB PARTICIPLE

EXAMPLES We called BECAUSE WE WORRIED ABOUT YOU. WERE

Lee appeared confident AS SHE TOOK HER EXAMS. The movie ended sooner THAN WE EXPECTED. The radio, blaring AS I ATTEMPTED TO DO MY STUDIES, made concentration impossible. I relax by watching television AFTER I STUDY. I wanted to ski WHILE THE SNOW LASTED.

GERUND INFINITIVE

Are

subordinate clauses that act as a noun in a sentence They frequently begin with THAT, WHICH, WHO, WHOM, or WHOSE, the same words that can begin adjective clauses. Other words that can begin noun clauses are HOW, IF, WHAT, WHATEVER, WHEN, WHERE, WHETHER, WHICHEVER, WHOEVER, and WHOMEVER.

FUNCTIONS IN SENTENCES SUBJECT DIRECT OBJECT INDIRECT OBJECT PREDICATE NOMINATIVE

EXAMPLES

WHATEVER TOOLS YOU NEED can be found at Ames Hardware. The dentist treated WHICHEVER PATIENT ARRIVED FIRST. The group sent WHOEVER REQUESTED INFORMATION a brochure about seals. To get rid of this cold is WHAT I WOULD LIKE.

OBJECT OF A I will cut the board to WHATEVER PREPOSITION LENGTH YOU DESIRE.

Complete each sentence filling in the blank with the kind of clause indicated. 1.ADVERB CLAUSE, the Spanish Club will go to Mexico. 2.Our high school band, ADJECTIVE CLAUSE, played yesterday. 3.Here is a valuable antique ADJECTIVE CLAUSE. 4.We went to the discount store ADVERB CLAUSE.

NOUN CLAUSE is not very important. 6. Here is the valuable antique ADJECTIVE CLAUSE. 7. ADVERB CLAUSE, I plan my wardrobe carefully. 8. Our family will eat NOUN CLAUSE. 9. Her uncle lives in a house ADJECTIVE CLAUSE. 10.ADVERB CLAUSE, I finally abandoned my efforts.
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