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* Dependent clauses are introduced by a "dependent word" | |||
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!Type of Dependent Clause | |||
!Dependent word | |||
!Dependent word type | |||
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|Subordinate or Adverb clause | |||
|''after, although, since, etc.'' | |||
|subordinating conjunction (adverb) | |||
|- | |||
|Relative clause | |||
|''that, which, who, whom, whose'' | |||
|relative pronoun | |||
|- | |||
|Noun clause | |||
|''that, what, whatever, who, whoever'' | |||
|pronoun | |||
|} | |||
* see: | * see: | ||
** [https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/punctuation/independent_and_dependent_clauses/index.html Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses (owl.purdue.edu)] | ** [https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/punctuation/independent_and_dependent_clauses/index.html Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses (owl.purdue.edu)] | ||