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| A group of words with its own subject + verb |
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| Subordinate or Dependent clause |
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Cannot stand by itself as a complete sentence,
it can only be part of a sentence,
Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
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| Main or Independent clause |
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| Can stand by itself as a complete sentence |
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Modifies a noun or pronoun,
Tells what kind and which one,
Begins with a relative pronoun or relative adverb: That, Which, Whom, Who, Whose, When, Where |
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| Our car, which lurched into a pothole, cracked an axel. |
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| Adj. Clause. Which lurched into a pothole, modifies car |
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| The sun never shines on days when I can enjoy it. |
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| Adj. Clause. When I can enjoy it. modifies days. |
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| Punctuation for Adj. Clauses. |
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Set off by commas when they are not essential to the meaning of the sentence.
When essential to the sentence - no commas. |
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Who-Subject
Whom-Object (Direct object or object of preposition.
Whose-Adjective
That-Noun
Which-Noun
Relative adverb: When and Where |
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| People: Relative Pronouns |
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| Things: Relative Pronouns |
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That-S, Obj.
Which-S, Obj. |
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It test,
Must have entire dependent clause for the it test to work,
Noun clauses are always singular |
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Begins with: That, if, whether, whether or not;
The intro words signal the noun clause but does not function within the clause;
Cannot be used as OP |
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Functions as a noun, adj, and adv;
Nouns: What, Whatever, Who, Whom, Whoever, Whomever;
Adj: Whose, Which, Whichever;
Adv: When, Whenever, Where, Wherever, Why, How, However |
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