CLAUSE
A clause is a group of words which forms a grammatical unit and has a subject and a predicate (one finite verb). There are two kinds of clauses: independent (main) and dependent (subordinate) clause.
v Independent clause is a group of words that has a subject and a predicate. It is used as a part of a sentence but it is grammatically independent and could therefore stand alone as simple sentence.
Subject + Verb = Complete Idea
- I love her very much.
- My daughter, Gya, gives her gorgeous smile.
v A dependent clause is a group of words that consists of a subject and predicate (verb); however, it does not express a complete thought. Therefore, a dependent clause cannot stand alone as a sentence. Often a dependent clause is marked by Subordinator.
Subordinator + Subject + Verb = Incomplete Idea
- Because I love her very much
- When my daughter, Gya, gives her gorgeous smile
Some common Subordinators are after, although, because, before, if, when, since, while, as, etc.
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