CLAUSES--Review
· A CLAUSE is a group of words with a subject and a verb.
· An INDEPENDENT CLAUSE can stand alone and express a complete thought.
· A SUBORDINATE CLAUSE cannot stand alone.
An ADVERB clause starts with a subordinating conjunction.
BECAUSE IF WHEN ALTHOUGH etc. (578.3)
An adverb clause at the beginning of a sentence needs a comma;
an adverb clause at the end of a sentence doesn’t.
If it rains, we’ll bring our umbrellas.
We’ll bring our umbrellas if it rains.
An ADJECTIVE clause starts with a relative pronoun.
WHO WHOSE WHOM WHICH THAT
An adjective clause is either ESSENTIAL or NONESSENTIAL.
Put the book on the shelf that has the least books.
Put the book, which is now under my desk, on the shelf.
A NOUN clause can do the things a noun can do.
SUBJECT, PREDICATE NOUN (after a linking verb), DIRECT OBJECT (after an action verb), INDIRECT OBJECT, OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION
Wherever you want to go is fine by me. (noun clause--subject) I'll go with whoever you suggest. (noun clause--object of the preposition)
I want to know how we'll get there. (noun clause--direct object)