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*** note that since the 's causes confusion with the possessive form of the apostrophe, in written English, the subject-verb contraction is avoided | *** note that since the 's causes confusion with the possessive form of the apostrophe, in written English, the subject-verb contraction is avoided | ||
== | == Clauses == | ||
* note: | |||
** a ''clause'' = has a subject and a verb (may or may not be a complete sentence or thought) | |||
** a ''phrase'' = | |||
*** Note: Santa is not a clause | |||
=== Independent clause === | === Independent clause === | ||
* "'''Independent Clause'''" (IC) is a complete sentence and thought | * "'''Independent Clause'''" (IC) is a complete sentence and thought | ||
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=== Dominant clause === | === Dominant or main clause === | ||
* dominant clause is another name for an IC | * dominant clause is another name for an IC | ||
** the dominant clause is that part of the sentence that makes the complete and most important, or "dominant" thought of the phrase | ** the dominant clause is that part of the sentence that makes the complete and most important, or "dominant" thought of the phrase | ||
** i.e., the main clause or | ** i.e., the main clause or part of the sentence that states its primary purpose or idea | ||
*** everything else is additional information | *** everything else is additional information | ||
* for the SAT test, the "dominant clause" is that core idea of a sentence that is the focus of the sentence | * for the SAT test, the "dominant clause" is that core idea of a sentence that is the focus of the sentence | ||
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*** "Since" = SC and it "subordinates the IC "I love baseball" by creating the need for additional information in order to complete the thought: | *** "Since" = SC and it "subordinates the IC "I love baseball" by creating the need for additional information in order to complete the thought: | ||
*** "Since I love baseball, I watch it every chance I get." | *** "Since I love baseball, I watch it every chance I get." | ||
* See here list of and more on [[ | * See here for list of and more on [[Grammar#subordinating_conjunctions (Grammar page)]] | ||
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|+ relative pronouns | |||
! Pronoun !! Pronoun for !! Rule | |||
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| who || people || subject (does the action): ''he, she, we, they'' | |||
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| whom || people || object (acted upon): ''him, her, us, them'' | |||
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| whose || people or things || possessive form of whom: ''his, her, us, their'' | |||
|- | |||
| that || people or things || subject or object: adds required information (no punctuation) | |||
|- | |||
| which || things || subject or object: adds additional information (usually non-restrictive, ie. with a comma) | |||
|- | |||
* Source: https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/relative-clauses/ | |||
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=== Relative clause === | |||
* or "adjective clause" | |||
* = a dependent clause that contains a subject-verb, but provides additional information and is not a complete sentence of thought by itself | |||
* the "subject" of the clause is a pronoun (thus "relative," as pronouns relate to a noun) | |||
=== Non-defining relative clause === | |||
* = non-restrictive relative clause | |||
>> to do | |||
=== Restrictive clause === | |||
* goes by various names: necessary, requisite or defining | |||
* the idea is the clause or phrase is necessary | |||
** = "defining relative clause" = the meaning changes | |||
*** or the sentence is not a complete thought without the clause | |||
== Sentence placement == | == Sentence placement == | ||