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* note: if we used the wording, "The snow fell all night, which meant school canceled," we would then have the clause "school canceled" (subject-verb) as a dependent (noun) clause within the first dependent (relative) clause: | * note: if we used the wording, "The snow fell all night, which meant school canceled," we would then have the clause "school canceled" (subject-verb) as a dependent (noun) clause within the first dependent (relative) clause: | ||
** i.e. ''The snow fell all night, which meant school canceled'' | ** i.e. ''The snow fell all night, <font style="background-color: yellow;">which meant</font> <font style="background-color: lightgreen;">school canceled</font>'' | ||
*** relative clause | *** <font style="background-color: yellow;">relative clause</div></span> | ||
*** noun clause | *** <font style="background-color: lightgreen;">noun clause</font> | ||
** the dependent marker "that" is assumed (thus can be omitted): | ** the dependent marker "that" is assumed (thus can be omitted): | ||
*** ''The snow fell all night, which meant that school canceled'' | *** ''The snow fell all night, which meant that school canceled'' | ||
** the SAT will not measure students directly on noun clauses, although sentences may include them | |||
* for more on noun clauses, see [[SAT Writing section techniques, strategies & approaches|SAT Writing section:#noun clause]] or [[Clause (grammar)#noun clause|Grammar: Clause#noun clause]] | |||
==== Relative clause within an IC: ==== | ==== Relative clause within an IC: ==== | ||