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** and may or may not be a complete sentence or thought | ** and may or may not be a complete sentence or thought | ||
== What a clause is and is not == | === What a clause is and is not === | ||
* a clause is part of a sentence | |||
** a ''sentence'' is a grammatically correct and complete thought | |||
*** i.e., it contains a subject and a verb and completes a thought | |||
**** ex. "I go." = a sentence bc it contains and subject and verb and completes a thought | |||
**** whereas, "I send" contains a subject and verb but is not a complete thought | |||
***** "send" is a transitive verb that requires an object, as in "I send a letter" | |||
*** a sentence may contain one or more clauses | |||
** ''phrase'' = a part of a sentence that has two or more words but <u>does not have both a subject and a verb</u> | |||
*** if a sentence part contains a subject and a verb, it is a clause | |||
* note: Santa is not a clause | |||
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* sources for clauses: | * sources for clauses: | ||
** [https://www.cliffsnotes.com/study-guides/grammar/phrases-clauses-and-sentences/types-of-clauses Types of Clauses (cliffnotes.com)] | ** [https://www.cliffsnotes.com/study-guides/grammar/phrases-clauses-and-sentences/types-of-clauses Types of Clauses (cliffnotes.com)] | ||
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*** this source is interesting as it addresses precision in language in terms of court cases and the law | *** this source is interesting as it addresses precision in language in terms of court cases and the law | ||
== main or dominant clause == | === main or dominant clause === | ||
* main or dominant clause = an IC (independent clause) | * main or dominant clause = an IC (independent clause) | ||
* the "main" clause is the clause the creates the "main idea" of the sentence | * the "main" clause is the clause the creates the "main idea" of the sentence | ||
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** ex.: "What I love to eat the most is steak" | ** ex.: "What I love to eat the most is steak" | ||
*** ""What I love to eat the most" = a clause that operates as the subject to the verb "is" | *** ""What I love to eat the most" = a clause that operates as the subject to the verb "is" | ||
[[category:grammar]] | [[category:grammar]] | ||