adverbial clause
The phrase "before they had dinner" is a subordinate clause. Specifically, it is an adverbial clause because it functions as an adverb, modifying the main verb of the sentence.
adverbial clause
Noun
I think you are asking for the word used when we have a drink before dinner. If so, the word is aperitif. Any help?
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."
"After you finish your dinner" is the subordinate clause.
adverb - Brittany buttonz :D
It is an adverb clause. It will say "when" an activity may take place.
The clause, "After you finish your dinner," is an adverbial clause which modifies the verb, "may go." A comma should appear after the word, "dinner." The remainder of the sentence expresses a factual possibility.
adverb
The whole sentence is an independent clause. Unless...... if you were trying to say: You burned your dinner and you went out to eat.This would me 2 independent clause. These would be (you burned your dinner) and (you went out to eat)
Adverb
Adverb