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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
How to identify clauses
I have seen many sites but i some how am not able to identify them or understand what is clause.
This is an emrgency, i have a test tomorrow :-(
This is an emrgency, i have a test tomorrow :-(
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A clause must have a subject and a coresponding conjugated verb. It may also end up being a sentence in itself. 1 dependent clause + 1 independent clause: While I was eating, he was mowing the grass.
- A clause must have a subject and a coresponding conjugated verb.
- It may also end up being a sentence in itself.
- 1 dependent clause + 1 independent clause: While I was eating, he was mowing the grass.
- 2 independent clauses: He was mowing the grass, and I was eating.
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A clause must have a subject and a coresponding conjugated verb. It may also end up being a sentence in itself.
1 dependent clause + 1 independent clause: While I was eating, he was mowing the grass.
2 independent clauses: He was mowing the grass, and I was eating.
1 dependent clause + 1 independent clause: While I was eating, he was mowing the grass.
2 independent clauses: He was mowing the grass, and I was eating.
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AnonymousThis is an emrgency, i have a test tomorrow :-(Have you considered approaching your teacher, who, I assume, is being paid precisely for the purpose of helping you understand the course material you are being tested on?
CJ
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