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Dependent Clauses and Their Introductory Words
- Adjective Clauses (also called relative clauses)
- Modify a noun or pronoun.
- Usually stand directly after the noun modified.
- Most are introduced by
- who, whom, whose, that, which
Noun of time, place, or reason may be introduced by
- when, where, why
- Noun Clauses
- Act as a noun (may be subject, direct object, indirect object, subjective complement [predicate nominative], objective complement, object of preposition, appositive)
- May be introduced by conjunction
- that, whether, if
- Or by relative pronouns
- who, whom, which, what, whoever, whomever,
whichever, whatever
- Or by adjectives
- which, whose, what, whichever, whatever
- Or by an adverb
- when, why, how
- Adverb Clauses
- Modify the verb in another clause, or an adjective or adverb.
- May be at the beginning, at the end or inside the main clause.
- Usually introduced by subordinating conjunctions.
- Cause: because, since, as, as long as, inasmuch as, in that
- Comparison: than, as, just as, as if, as... as, so... as, (sometimes) like, rather than, whether
- Concession: though, although, even though, even if, if, while, whereas, in spite of the fact that
- Condition: if, unless, on condition that, provided that, in case, as long as, as soon as, if only, as if
- Manner: as, as if, as though, how
- Place: where, wherever, whither; whence
- Purpose: so, so that, in order that, that, lest
- Result: so that, so... that, such... that, in order that
- Time: when, whenever, before, as, just as, after, once, as long as, as soon as, since, until, till, while, now that
- Examples
- Adjective Clauses
- The letter (that) I sent on Monday did not arrived until Friday. (S)
- This is not the quality of work which is expected in this class. (OP)
- This is the shop where Edna works. (SC)
- She gave me a book which I had already read. (DO)
- Mrs. Johnson gave the boys who had cleared her sidewalk five dollars and some hot chocolate. (IO)
- Noun Clauses
- What he wrote was illegible. (S)
- I could not read what he wrote. (DO)
- We could not make sense of what he wrote. (OP)
- You should tell Mary how sorry you are. (DO)
- John's greatest fear was that he would fail to graduate. (SC)
- She gave whoever wanted them the flowers from her garden. (IO)
- Adverb Clauses
- John is afraid that he will not graduate. (SC-adj)
- After she arrived at the hotel, Mary called her parents. (V)
- Kevin can run faster than his brother (can run). (Adv)
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