The subordinate clause in the sentence "After you finish your dinner, you may go to the movies" is "after you finish your dinner." This clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and provides additional information about when you may go to the movies.
"After you finish your dinner" is the subordinate clause.
It's an adverb because it is answering the question when.
You need one comma and one period to punctuate this sentence: If you begin now, you can finish the project by Thursday. Note: Many students add too many commas to their sentences. A comma should set off a clause.
Did you manage to finish your sentence?The correct usage would be "did you manage to finish?"
"Dependent" means it cannot stand on its own.An adverb clause is a group of words that tells when, where, why, under what conditions, or to what degree and it modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. It depends on the sentence (an independent clause) for its meaning.Here are some words that introduce adverb clauses: when, if, before, because, although, after, unless, since, etc.Here are a few examples in sentences:After I finish my homework, I will go out and play.After I finish my homework is the adverb clause that tells when the action ("will go out and play") will take place (after the homework is finished). The adverb clause cannot stand on its own because it wouldn't make sense without the sentence (I will go out and play). It depends on the sentence for its meaning.Clean up your room before you go shopping.The adverb clause is before you go shopping. It is modifying the verb "clean up." When must you "clean up"? "Before you go shopping."Make a sandwich if you get hungry. Under what conditions will you "make a sandwich" (a verbal phrase)? According to the adverb clause, if you get hungry.Upset because his sister took the last piece of pizza, Dustin refused to help her clean the kitchen. Why is Dustin upset (upset is the verb)? He's upset because his sister took the last piece of pizza (the adverb clause).
The subordinate clause in the sentence "After you finish your dinner you may go to the movies" is "After you finish your dinner." This clause provides a condition for the main clause and cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. It is classified as an adverbial clause because it modifies the verb "may go" by indicating when the action can take place.
"After you finish your dinner" is the subordinate clause.
A subordinate clause-also called a dependent clause-will begin with a subordinate conjunction or a relative pronoun and will contain both a subject and a verb. This combination of words will not form a complete sentence. It will instead make a reader want additional information to finish the sentence. An example is:Although Amy sneezed all over the tuna saladAlthough= subordinate conjunction.
"When we finish dinner" is a dependent adverbial clause that typically introduces a condition or time frame related to the main clause. It provides additional information about the timing or circumstances surrounding the main action discussed in the sentence.
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.
Subordinate clauses are clauses that cannot stand alone because it does not express a complete thought. Examples of a subordinate clause include, "Until she had her cup of coffee" and "Since that fateful day in January".
It is an adverb clause. It will say "when" an activity may take place.
An independent clause can stand on its own as a sentence. A dependent clause contains a subject and verb but cannot be a sentence. In the sentence "I'll stop by your office after I finish my lunch", "I'll stop by your office" is an independent clause, and "after I finish my lunch" is a dependent clause.
An independent clause can stand on its own as a sentence. A dependent clause contains a subject and verb but cannot be a sentence. In the sentence "I'll stop by your office after I finish my lunch", "I'll stop by your office" is an independent clause, and "after I finish my lunch" is a dependent clause.
It's an adverb because it is answering the question when.
After the rain stopped, the sun came out and the birds started singing. [Complex sentence: "After the rain stopped" is the dependent clause, and "the sun came out and the birds started singing" is the independent clause.] She will finish her homework before she goes to bed. [Complex sentence: "before she goes to bed" is the dependent clause, and "She will finish her homework" is the independent clause.]
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