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=== dependent clause ===
=== dependent clause ===
* "Dependent Clause" (DC) is a sentence part that contains a subject and a verb but does not complete a thought
* "Dependent Clause" (DC) is a sentence part that contains a subject and a verb but does not complete a thought
* also called "subordinate clause"
* also called "subordinate clause" (see below)
** DC clauses are therefore attached to an IC that completes the clause as a complete sentence and/or thought
* DC clauses are attached to an IC  
** DC clauses add information to ''but are not necessary for'' the IC to make sense
** DC clauses add information to ''but are not necessary for'' the IC to make sense
* Note: technically, a sentence part that does not contain both a noun and a verb is a phrase
* Note: a sentence part that does not contain both a noun and a verb is a phrase
** yet non-IC sentence parts are commonly referred to as "dependent clauses" when they are actually "phrases" if they do not contain a subject + verb  
** yet some sources call non-IC sentence parts "dependent clauses" when they are actually "phrases" since they do not contain a subject + verb
*types of DC:
*#'''subordinate clause''': an IC that has been "subordinated" into a DC by a "subordinating conjunction"
*#'''adverb or adverbial clause''': a subordinate clause that specifically modifies a verb, usually in terms of time, duration, extent, or condition (if)
*# '''noun clause''': acts as a noun
*# '''relative clause''': acts as an adjective to define a noun; can be restrictive or non-restrictive (see below)
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=== subordinate clause ===
=== subordinate clause ===
* subordinate clause is another name for a DC
* a clause that is formed by adding a ''subordinating conjunction''
** we usually think of a subordinate clause as one that is formed by adding a subordinating conjunction
** which "subordinates" or turns an IC clause into a dependent clause
** however, technically there are three types of subordinate clauses:
* some sources refer to all dependent clauses as "subordinate clauses"
**# adverbial clause: defines a verb, usually in terms of time, duration, extent, or condition (if)
** in the sense that a subordinate clause is "subordinate" to an independent clause
**# noun clause: acts as a noun
* here will refer to subordinate clauses as those that add additional and not required, or requisite, information to the main clause
**# relative clause: acts as an adjective to define a noun; can be restrictive or non-restrictive (see below)
* however, here will think of subordinate clauses as those that add additional and not required, or requisite, information to the main clause
** in this sense, subordinate clauses are preceded by "subordinating conjunctions" (see below)
** in this sense, subordinate clauses are preceded by "subordinating conjunctions" (see below)
* note also that "adverb clauses" are subordinate clauses


=== subordinating conjunction ===
=== subordinating conjunction ===
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*** "Since I love baseball, I watch it every chance I get."
*** "Since I love baseball, I watch it every chance I get."


=== relative clause ===
=== relative or "adjective" clause ===
* a type of "adjective clause"
* = a dependent clause that contains a subject-verb, but provides additional information and is not a complete sentence of thought by itself
* = 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)
* the "subject" of the clause is a pronoun (thus "relative," as pronouns relate to a noun)
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*** "Sue, who is always late, showed up on time."
*** "Sue, who is always late, showed up on time."
*** "The PG-13 movie scared me, which was surprising."
*** "The PG-13 movie scared me, which was surprising."
* restrictive relative clauses can be replaced by an adjective:
** ''The thing '''that scares me about horror movies''' is the suspense''
*** (relative clause '''in bold''')
** is equivalent to
*** ''The '''scary''' thing about horror movies is the suspense''
**** (adjective '''in bold''')
** the choice to use the restrictive relative clause or an adjective depends upon the extent the writer wishes to emphasize the action (verb) in the relative clause
* Sources:
* Sources:
** [https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/relative-clauses/ Relative Clauses (unc.edu)]
** [https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/relative-clauses/ Relative Clauses (unc.edu)]
** [https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/grammar/clauses Grammar: Relative, Restrictive, and Nonrestrictive Clauses (walenu.edu)]
** [https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/grammar/clauses Grammar: Relative, Restrictive, and Nonrestrictive Clauses (walenu.edu)]
** [https://www.grammarly.com/blog/using-that-and-which-is-all-about-restrictive-and-non-restrictive-clauses/ Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Clauses—What’s the Difference?(grammarly.com)]
** [https://www.grammarly.com/blog/using-that-and-which-is-all-about-restrictive-and-non-restrictive-clauses/ Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Clauses—What’s the Difference?(grammarly.com)]
** [https://thewordcounter.com/blog-comma-before-which/ Comma before which (thewordcounter.com)]
** [https://thewordcounter.com/blog-comma-before-which/ Comma before which (thewordcounter.com)]
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