Dependent clauses
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Please tell me if I'm correct about what I have said about dependent clauses below.
A dependent clause is a group of words containing a subject and a verb, but doesn't express a complete meaning or thought if stands alone. This means that it needs something in order to be complete.
It is introduced by a subordinating conjunction or a wh-word or that.
Dependent clauses may be called noun or nominal clauses, adjective or adjectival clauses, or adverb or adverbial clauses depending on how they function in a sentence.
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anonymous A dependent clause is a group of words containing a subject As a dependent clause I also understand a non-finite subordinate one which can be subjectless. --------------------------------------------------------- The best thing would be to tell everyone . ]
- anonymous A dependent clause is a group of words containing a subject As a dependent clause I also understand a non-finite subordinate one which can be subjectless.
- --------------------------------------------------------- The best thing would be to tell everyone .
- ]
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anonymousA dependent clause is a group of words containing a subject
As a dependent clause I also understand a non-finite subordinate one which can be subjectless.
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The best thing would be to tell everyone. [English Grammar for Today by Geoffrey Leech et al.]
0A dependent clause is normally a subordinate one that is embedded within some larger clause, called a matrix clause. Unlike a main clause, it is dependent on some element, hence its name
Dependent clauses are mainly content clauses, relative clauses, comparative clauses and non-finite clauses.
Note that non-finite clauses are usually subjectless, and in many clauses a subordinator
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