subclauses

Example:In the sentence 'Although it was raining, the game went on,' 'although it was raining' is a subclause and 'the game went on' is the main clause.

Definition:The primary clause in a sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence.

Example:The subclauses 'if you are free' and 'after the meeting' are dependent clauses in the sentence 'If you are free, I will talk to you after the meeting.'

Definition:A clause that cannot stand alone and depends on a main clause to make sense.

Example:In the sentence 'The man who drove the car is coming,' 'who drove the car' is a relative subclause providing additional information about the noun 'man'.

Definition:A type of subclause that provides extra information about a noun or noun phrase in the main clause.

Example:In the sentence 'He works hard, because he believes in his team,' 'because he believes in his team' is a type of adverbial subclause.

Definition:A subclause that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.