Monday

11th
March,

2024.
L.O
a. Define clause
b. Discuss the clauses that have been
covered: Main clause, relative, adverbial
clauses, and conditional clause
c. Classify given sentences to types of
clauses.
A clause is the basic unit of grammar.
Typically a main clause is made up of a subject
(s) (a noun phrase) and a verb phrase (v).
Sometimes the verb phrase is followed by other
elements, e.g. objects (o), complements (c), and
adjuncts (ad). These other elements are
sometimes essential to complete the meaning of
the clause:
[S]Sarah [V]smiled.
[S]Jo [V] doesn’t feel [C]well.
There are two types of clauses: independent
clauses and subordinate clauses.

Examples of clauses:
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1. Adjective Clause
An adjective clause is also known as a relative clause. An adjective clause
is a specific relative clause that functions as an adjective. It provides
descriptive information about a noun and usually begins with a relative
pronoun such as: who, which, that, or whose.

Example of an adjective clause

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2. Noun Clause
A noun clause is a group of words that acts like
a noun in a sentence. It can be the subject,
object, or complement of a sentence. Noun
clauses begin with relative pronouns[who,
what, where, when, why, how, that, which],
Indefinite relative pronouns
[Whoever, whomever, whatever
Wherever, whenever, whichever],
Subordinating conjunctions
[if, whether].
Example of a noun clause:
•Whoever wins the race gets the trophy.
• Whichever you pick is fine with me.
• I couldn’t see whether it was day or night.
• The chess players didn’t know if they could
win.
• The people want to hear about why you’re
running for Congress.
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3. An adverb clause is a group of words in a
sentence that functions as an adverb. Like
adverbs, adverb clauses modify verbs,
adjectives, and other adverbs, providing
information about how, when, where, why, or to
what extent an action or event occurs. Adverb
clauses often begin with subordinating
conjunctions, which connect them to the main
(independent) clause and indicate the
relationship between the clauses.

Examples
He bakes cakes weekly.
He bakes cakes before he leaves for work every
Sunday.
Eagerly, my brother agreed to the business proposal.
As dollar signs flashed in his eyes, my brother agreed
to the business proposal.
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4. Conditional clauses are also called
conditional sentences. They begin with a
conjunction They always have two parts,
a main clause and an ‘if’ clause, which is
a condition or a suggested situation. It
doesn’t make sense on its own.
Examples of conditional clauses.
1. If you don’t brush your teeth, you get
cavities.
2. I would have cleaned the house if I’d had
time.
3. When people smoke cigarettes, their
health suffers.
4. If the rent were to have been a penny
more, they would not have been able to pay
it.
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