A main clause = it is independent, i.e. it does not depend on any other sentence.
A subordinate clause = a sentence depending on/subordinated to a another sentence, either a main clause or another subordinate clause.
(you ask the main clause a question and you answer with the subordinate).
e.g. "Can you tell me/ (the main clause) when the book was written?" ( the subordinate clause = a Direct Object).
or "This is the book/ that I told you about". (the second clause is an Attributive or a Relative Clause).
or If she had know this, / she wouldn't have trusted him." (the first sentence is an If Clause or a Conditional).
Identify the main clause in the sentence below. Then decide if the subordinate clause is used as noun adjective or adverb. After we have read the story we will talk about it. Main clause Subordinate c?
If you have the subordinate clause before the main clause, you write a comma. However, the rules are a bit different for relative pronouns connecting main and subordinate clause.
If you have the subordinate clause before the main clause, you write a comma. However, the rules are a bit different for relative pronouns connecting main and subordinate clause.
A preposition introduces a subordinate clause to the main clause of the sentence. For example, both 'to the main clause of the sentence' and 'of the sentence' are subordinate clauses. The words 'to' and 'of' are prepositions. Subordinate clauses written by themselves are not complete sentences. The main clause is still a complete sentence without the subordinate clause. A preposition introduces a subordinate clause. The main clause of the sentence. The sentence.
I STOPPED THE WORK is actually the main clause. WHEN I WAS TIRED was actually the subordinate clause.
Yes, a comma is generally needed when a subordinate clause begins with a subordinate conjunction. The comma is used to separate the subordinate clause from the main clause.
main clause; subordinate clause
"After the bridge collapsed" is the subordinate clause. It begins with "after", a subordinate conjunction, and it cannot stand alone as a sentence. A subordinate clause is also called a dependent clause.
Yes.
out Of pocket
Yes.
Yes, a subordinate clause typically begins with a subordinating conjunction that connects it to the main clause. Subordinating conjunctions show the relationship between the subordinate clause and the main clause, such as cause and effect, contrast, time, or condition.