Unless Christine finishes her calculus homework , she will have to suffer Professor Nguyen's wrath in class tomorrow. While Bailey slept on the sofa in front of the television , Samson, the family dog, gnawed on the leg of the coffee table. When you attach a subordinate clause at the end of a main clause, you will generally use no punctuation:.
Tanya did poorly on her history exam because her best friend Giselle insisted on gossiping during their study session the night before. Jonathon spent his class time reading comic books since his average was a 45 one week before final exams.
Diane decided to plant tomatoes in the back yard where the sun blazed the longest during the day. An adjective clause is a subordinate clause that begins with a relative pronoun such as who , which , or that. This type of clause requires no punctuation when it is essential and comma s when it is nonessential.
How do you make that determination? When the information in the clause clarifies a general noun, the clause is essential and will follow the same pattern that you saw above:. Nick gave a handful of potato chips to the dog that was sniffing around the picnic table. Dog is a general noun. Which one are we talking about? The adjective clause that was sniffing around the picnic table clarifies which animal we mean. The clause is thus essential and requires no punctuation. When the cake is brown, remove it from the oven.
If your subordinate clause is at the back, don't use a comma. Remove the cake from the oven when it is brown. If your subordinate clause is an essential adjective, don't use commas. My sister who lives in Boston gave me her laptop.
I have more than one sister. The Boston-based one gave me her laptop. If your subordinate clause is a nonessential adjective, use commas. My sister, who lives in Boston, gave me her laptop. Main clauses don't always have to come before subordinate clauses in sentences.
For example:. When do children learn about clauses? In Year 1 , children are expected to write sentences with two clauses joined by the word 'and. More like this. Clauses in a sentence. What is a sentence? Main and subordinate clauses. Using relative clauses. To prevent eye infections, googles should be worn every time you enter the pool.
There may be more than one answer Although Even though she hates children, Brenda still helped her sister babysit. Daddy gifted Ted with a bicycle so so that he can go to school by himself. We prepared a birthday cake made of candies as because since Daniel has a sweet tooth.
He ate an ice-cream while waiting for Jenny. I will pay you the money provided you finish the renovations on time. After attaining his degree, Jim found a job at a law firm. Ever since he was a child, Bob had wanted to play the piano. Tim went to Australia. He wanted to become a life-saver. Tim went to Australia because he wanted to become a life-saver.
The renovations were completed on time. Brian will help all the students apply for the international courses. They must all give him their application form. Brain will help all the students apply for the international courses provided they all give him their application form. All rights reserved. Because the results were released at a later date, students and parents complained to the school.
Remove highlights. Because the results were released at a later date , students and parents complained to the school. You should not turn on your phone unless given the permission to do so.
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