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Embedded sentences

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The concept of "embedded" clauses is sometimes hard to understand, and some pople confuse it with "subordinate" clauses. The difference is not always easy to see. The following will not be a "book" explanation, so hopefully it will be fairly easy to understand.

— Miriam

  • The concept of "embedded" clauses is sometimes hard to understand, and some pople confuse it with "subordinate" clauses.
  • The difference is not always easy to see.
  • The following will not be a "book" explanation, so hopefully it will be fairly easy to understand.
  • Two types of dependent clauses exist: subordinate clauses and embedded clauses.
  • Subordinate clauses are perhaps easier to recognise, they are "adjuncts".
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The concept of "embedded" clauses is sometimes hard to understand, and some pople confuse it with "subordinate" clauses. The difference is not always easy to see.

The following will not be a "book" explanation, so hopefully it will be fairly easy to understand.
Two types of dependent clauses exist: subordinate clauses and embedded clauses.
Subordinate clauses are perhaps easi
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Hi Miriam.
Well, by now it's gonna be really helpful. So, thanks a bunch!
Leandro
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You're welcome, Leandro Emotion: smile
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Thank you. This explanation has helped us very much. My daughter is writing a paper on the Great Gatsby and she needs to include two embedded sentences in each paragraph. I did not have a clue what an embedded sentence was, but your explanation made it simple. Thank you once again.

Mother of Carolyn.
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I believe the explanations of the two numbered sentences are reversed regarding which is the complementizer and which is the relative pronoun.

CJ
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Hi Miriam,

The information provided are quite helpful. I would like to know whether you can help me in converting a passage into an embedded passage. This is for my TESOL diploma and I am totally confused about it. Please reply me if you can help.

Thanks and Regards,

Praveen Karumathil ( Malaysia)
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[hi thanks, for that but what would this be:

his affections, like ivy, were the growth of time, they implied no aptness in the object.
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0 Hi, I am writing an article on the history of the word "embedded" and would be very grateful if you could let me know if the second sentence of the following is considered an "embedded" clause.02br
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