Clause (Subject Naming Part, Predicate Stating Part) : 1) This Is The House Where We Live

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Clause(Subject =Naming Part, Predicate

=stating Part)
1)This is the house where we live
Or
This is the house we where live
2) she has a chain which is made of gold
3) I graduated last year (One Clause Sentence)
4) When I came here, I saw him. (Two clause sentence)
5)When I came here, I saw him, and he greeted me. (Three
clause sentence)
6) I am happy because I won a Prize. (Two clause sentence)
7)I like Mathematics, but my brother likes Biology,
because he wants to become a doctor. (three clauses)
8) He is sleeping (One Clause Sentence)

Note
(Conjunction
Joining words
They join words or sentences
e.g. but, and, yet, or, because, nor, although, since,
unless, while, where, when etc.
They join words or SENTENCE
ASLAM AND AKRAM ARE GOOD PLAYERS
ASLAM WENT HOME BUT ALI REMAINED BEHIND.)

TYPES OF CLAUSE
Clauses are divided into
* main clause (also called independent clause)
*subordinate clause (also called dependent clauses).

Independent Clause (Main Clause,


Principal Clause )
The Independent Clause can make a complete sense by itself.
It dose not have to depend on any other clause
A sentence having two Independent clause is called Coordinate
clause.
Gives Complete thought.
Contain subject and Predicate

For example
The Teacher taught me how to read.
My Mother is nice.
I picked a flower for you.
The woman sang.

Dependent Clause
Dependent clauses contain a subject and a predicate but do not
express a complete thought.

Dependent Clause =
Incomplete Thought

A dependent clause is not a complete sentence.


Dependent clauses usually start with a dependent marker
word.
A dependent marker word is a word added to the beginning of
an independent clause that makes it into a dependent clause.
Dependent Marker Word:
Some common dependent markers are: after, although, as, as
if, because, before, even if, even though, if, in order to, since,
though, unless, until, whatever, when, whenever, whether, and
while.
*When I picked a flower for you

What happened when I picked the flower?


This is not a complete thought or sentence.

*If my mom is nice

What happens if my mom is nice? This is not a complete


thought or sentence.

*While my teacher taught me to read


What happened while my teacher taught me to read?
This is not a complete thought or sentence.

*Because the woman sang

What happened because the woman sang?


This is not a complete thought or sentence.

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