24th April, 2009

Grammatical terms 3: clauses

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Clauses make up sentences. In classical grammar, each clause has it’s own subject and verb.

The following types of clauses exist:

Main clause = can stand alone as a complete and logical sentence

Subordinate clause = it cannot stand alone, so it must have another clause with it to complete it

Relative clause = begins with a relative pronoun: who, whom, that, which


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