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What is an example of a dependent clause at the beginning of a sentence?
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Before the piggy went to the market, it ate breakfast.
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How do you downplay a dependent clause in a complex sentence?
To downplay the emphasis of a dependent clause, place it within the sentence, but not at the beginning or at the end. Here's an example: The toy truck, which had bright red decals, was zooming down the driveway.
What is an example of a dependent clause using Who?
An example of a dependent clause using "who" is: "who lives next door." This clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence because it relies on the rest of the sentence for context and meaning.
What is the meaning of clause?
A clause is a part of a sentence which contains a subject and verb. It sounds like clauses are able to be sentences on their own, and some are, but others, called dependent clauses, are not. An example of a dependent clause would be "when I walked to the beach." It has a subject "I" and a verb "walked", but it cannot be a sentence on its own because of the word "when" at the beginning.
What is a because clause?
A dependent clause in a sentence beginning with "because." Ex: BECAUSE IT RAINED, the game was cancelled. BECAUSE IT RAINED is the because clause, and it is dependent because it is a fragment when it stands alone.
Which is the definition of a complex sentence?
A complex sentence is a sentence that contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause. The independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence, while the dependent clause relies on the independent clause to make sense.
What is the compound sentence andcomplex sentence?
A compound sentence has two independent clauses (groups of words that can stand alone as a sentence) joined by a conjunction such as "and" or "but". For example: "I am happy and she is sad." A complex sentence is formed by one dependent clause and one independent clause. A dependent clause is a group of words with a subject and predicate, but that cannot stand alone to form a sentence. An example of a dependent clause would be "When I get older" and a complex sentence would be "I will drive cars when i get older.
What kind of clause contains a subject and a predicate?
It can be an independent clause or a dependent clause. It is an independent clause if does not have a word at the beginning like "but" or "because". If there is a word like this at the beginning of the clause, it is a dependent clause.
Is there any similaritie between dependent clause and sentence?
A dependent clause is similar to a sentence because they are both made of words. And the difference: The Dependent Clause is unfinished while a sentence is.
Is a dependent clause without an attached independent clause considered a sentence fragment?
Yes, it is. That is why it is called "a dependent clause." It is dependent upon the independent clause.
Can you give A examples of complex sentence?
A complex sentence has an independent clause which is joined to a dependent clause. An example of this is "Mary went to the store before she made dinner."
A clause that cannot stand alone?
the clause that couldn't stand on its own is called: Dependent clause or Subordinating clause. example: before you leave for work today. another would be: After the long exhausting day. These two examples may contain a subject and a verb (you - subject and leave - verb [for the first example]) but this group of words is dependent clause because this group of words does not express a complete thought and it needs to be attached to a main clause or a independent clause. By the way, a clause that could stand on its own is called a main clause or an idependent clause. An example of which is "I slept for three hours." This in fact is an independent clause or a simple sentence. but if you attach the dependent clause - "After a long exhausting day." you will have a sentence that looks like this: After the long exhausting day, I slept for three hours. (this now becomes a complex sentence. It is a combination of an independent clause and a dependent clause in one sentence.
A sentence have a dependent word at the beginning but no subject will that sentence be a fragment?
Which sentence use the passive voice? A. The free was planted by Mary. B. John searched for a job. C. The rain continued until dawn. D. Lies destroy friendship.
