Main and subordinate clauses
Clauses
We can see the clause when we have two or more sentences acting like one of them.
Here we have two different types of clauses:
Main clause
The main clause is a group of words that can stand on its own. Is usually contains at least a subject and a verb. This is sometimes called a "simple sentence" or a "finite sentence" (according to the book English Grammar II Supporting material).
For example:
Diane kicked the soda machine.
Diane: the subject; Kicked: the verb.
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 thought (Grammar Bytes).
For example:
After Amy sneezed all over the tuna salad
After: subordinate conjunction; Amy: subject; sneezed: verb.
When you combine both of them (main and subordinate clauses) you will have a complete clause. There are several types of them.
For example:
My mom was calling me while I broke my left.
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Thanks you, Pinto!
ResponderEliminarYour information provide us nice information to improve our knoledge about main clauses and subordinate clauses.
Also it help me to learn how to identify each one!
I don't have any doubt about it. :)
Thank you, Luis. If you have something to add on the information, don't think too much to tell me. Have a nice day.
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ResponderEliminarWell Mr. Pinto i have to say that you've explain in such a concrete way the differences between main and subordinate clauses, and i liked the material because it's understandable and will help us to practice and improve our skills on this topic.
Thanks Mr. Pinto for your contribution, this will help us to better understand the Subordinate and Main Clauses, as well as to identify each one of them and to know how to use them properly.
ResponderEliminarVery good information Pinto. I really appreciated the content you explained. I was remembering that subordinating clauses are most of the time additional information about something in the main clause. I got a doubt that is why does the main clause is sometimes called finite sentence?
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