subordinate+clause

=Subordinate Clause=

Definition:
Like all clauses, this word group contains both a subject and a verb (plus any accompanying phrases or modifiers), but unlike the independant clause, the subordinate cluase cannot stand alone; it does not express a complete thought. Also called a dependant clause, the subordinate clause, depends on a main clause, sometimes called an independant clause, to complete its meaning. Easily recognized key words and phrases usually begin these clauses - for example: although, because, unless, if, even though, since, as soon as, while, who, when, where, how, and that.

Examples:
"Wherever she goes, she leaves a piece of luggage behind. (The adverbial clause wherever she goes modifies the [|verb] leaves.)"

"Bob enjoyed the movie more than I did. (The adverbial clause than I did modifies the adverb more.)"

"The only one of the seven dwarfs who does not have a beard is Dopey. (The adjective clause who does not have a beard describes the noun one.)"

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