Clauses Examples

Clauses Examples Clauses A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and a predicate (or a verb). There are two types of clauses Examples of Clauses: Independent Clauses are complete sentences. They can stand alone and express a complete thought. Examples: I want some cereal. Marie likes cats. Joseph is a good soccer player. Dependent Clauses contain a subject and a predicate, but they do not express a complete thought. Examples: When it is raining Because you were late Before you go to bed All of these groups of words contain both a subject and a verb, but they cannot stand alone. They do not express a complete thought. There are three main types of dependent clauses: adjective, adverb, and noun. They are named by the way they function in a sentence. An adjective clause describes or gives more information about a noun-tells us which one, what kind, or how many. Example: The bag that someone left on the bus belongs to Mrs. Smith. An adverb clause describes or gives more information about the verb-tells us when, where, how, to what extent, or under what condition something is happening. Example: She cried because her seashell was broken. A noun clause takes the place of a noun in the sentence. Example: Whoever ate the last piece of pie owes me!