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| Fun Easy English Classroom September 4 |
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Classroom
Today
Learn about
dependent clauses |
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Today you are going to learn about
dependent clauses
an important part of English
grammar. |
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Grammar:
Definition of a
dependent clause. |
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Dependent Clause Examples |
- That the kid was making so much money bothered me.
- noun clause: That the kid was making so much money (functions
as a subject)
- Her eyes were a shade of blue that reminded me of the sea.
- adjective clause: that reminded me of the sea
- I have a tendency to cry when I'm upset.
- adverb clause: when I'm upset
- My sister cried because she scraped her knee. (complex
sentence)
- subjects: My sister, she
- predicates: cried, scraped her knee
- subordinate conjunction: because
- When they told me I won the contest, I cried, but I didn't
faint. (compound-complex sentence)
- subjects: they, I, I, I
- predicates: told me, won the contest, cried, didn't faint
- coordinate conjunction: but
- The above sentence actually contains two dependent clauses.
"When they told me" is one; the other is "(that) I won the
contest." The "that" is understood to precede the "I won" and
functions as a subordinate conjunction.
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Fun Easy English Grammar Lessons |
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 From
YOUR Teacher:
Dependent Clauses
This is another really difficult concept in English
grammar. Clauses can either be dependent or independent
and knowing the difference can be difficult. Keep on
studying and eventually you will understand and be able
to use dependent clauses. |
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