The dogs grew impatient when they saw the pieces of meat.
The dogs grew impatient - main clause, because it can function independently
when they saw the pieces of meat - adverbial clause of time; it is dependent because it cannot be used by itself
The main clause is a clause that can form a complete sentence standing alone, having a subject and a predicate, and on which depend other clauses, it can never be subordinate clause, while a superordinate clause can be in the same time superordinate and subordiante at the same time. 1-main clause/superordinate (is super because the second depends on it) 2- subordinate/superordinate clause, 3- subordinate clause, which depends on dhe second, that's why the second one is also superordinated.
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.
An alternative term for a main clause is an independent clause.
The clause "after the actor tripped" is a subordinate adverbial clause, specifically a subordinate time clause. It provides information on when the action in the main clause (preceding or following it) took place.
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).
main clause; subordinate clause
"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.
Yes, when an ablative absolute has a present participle, it indicates that the action of the participle is happening simultaneously with the main action of the sentence. This construction is commonly used in Latin to provide additional context or background information to the main clause.
This is a dependent clause serving as an adverbial clause of time, indicating when the action in the main clause (the event of someone coming back) occurred.
There is only one clause, so it is automatically the main clause. "Rafael" is a noun of address, not a clause. If you has said, "I asked Rafael whether he had seen my textbook," then "I asked Rafael" would be the main clause.
A clause that forms a complete sentence
Its Main cause; Subordinate Clause- Just got it right for apexx