Understanding Subordinate Clauses: Types and Examples
Subordinate Clauses: A Detailed Explanation
Substantive Subordinate Clauses
Substantive Clause (Subject): (prep) + that + verb + personal way (other accessories)
Conjunction with no syntactic function.
Example: He said [that would] Sub its completive (CD) said something
V CD
Substantive Clause (Object): If total indirect interrogative + verb + personal way (other accessories) sintænbsp Conjunction no function; Internships
Example: Do not know [if it will rain tomorrow] Sub total indirect interrogators (CD)
VV
Partial Indirect Interrogative
(prep) + interrogative (‘) + + verb in person (other accessories)
With syntactic function, how -> pronoun questioned
Serves as a link => always have an accent qué cuántos to det questioned how, where? -> Adverb questioned
Example: I asked [how relojestenía] Sub partial indirect interrogators (CD)
SN V (CD) V
Infinitive Clauses
(prep) + infinitive + (other accessories) -> No link!
Example: [Traveling with] is always an adventure Sub its infinitive (subj)
Substantive Links in the Subordinate
- Infinitive: No link
- Completed: May. Conjunction no syntactic function
- Total indirect interrogative: Yes. No syntactic function Conjunction Determinant interrogative
- Partial indirect interrogative (‘) interrogative pronoun Interrogative adverb -> PADV (CC)
Adjectival Subordinate Clauses
Specified/Explanatory (CN)
(Prep) + nexus ratio (Det / pron / adv) + + verb in person (other items)
Pronoun (who / whom / which) -> Buy her a gift [to be nice]
SN (Subj) -> the qual
Adverb related -> disk found in the place [where he was told]
PADV (CC) -> the qual
Determinant relative -> We saw the books [which the pictures made her father]
SN (Subj)
Participle Clauses
“is not a link. Participle verb
(Annex) + verb + participle (other accessories)
“All concentrated construction:
The participle and the verb of the main motion with the same subjects
Example: The boy, busy with his things, [did not listen to his mother]
“In absolute construction:
The participle and the verb of the main motion are not the same subjects
Example: [After the dinner] every rose
Relating Noun Clauses
“They do not carry explicit background (not shown)
(Prep) pron + article + on + verb + (other accessories)
“Whoever (pron on without antecedent)
[Who told you so], lies
No marked SN (Subj)
Example: Give it [to those who are there]
Summary of Subordinate Clause Types
Subordinated substantive:
WHAT complete, that
Indirect interrogative: what, how, who ….
Infinitive: Infinitive Verve lead.
Subordinated adjective:
Relative pronoun: who, when, where, who, the what, who, who, who, where, whom and which
Relative adverbs: where, how and when
Determinations concerning: whose whose whose whose.
Sub. Circumstantial:
Adverbial:
time: as, as soon as, once, before, the + infinitive
Location: where
so: how and according to
NO circumstantial adverbial subordinate:
Grounds:
within the complex sentence: for
within sentence set by subordination: because, because, since.
Finals: within the complex sentence: a for … so, with a view, in order to
within sentence set by subordination: to (to), to q, with the intention of q, in order to q.
Conditional: conj: if, how, when
loc: unless, provided (of), which provided that, unless, as soon as, provided that, if
Concessive: conj: but
loc: while, for more than that, even when, and why