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This link is critical; rather than being a random arrangement of words, a phrase contains information about what the subject is or is doing. A clause can often\u2014but not always\u2014function as a standalone sentence because it expresses an action or a state of being. A sentence may have one or more clauses. A clause&#8217;s only distinguishing feature is that it must have a linked subject and verb. Clauses play many different roles in English, thus there are many different ways to arrange and combine them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Dcofz\/m0k9j\/v77o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to learn more about English grammar courses for 2022<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are two types of clauses.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dependent clauses<\/li>\n<li>Independent clauses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Dcofz\/m0k9j\/v77o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to learn more about dependent clauses and their types<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_Dependent_Clause\"><\/span><strong>What is a Dependent Clause?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A dependent clause (or subordinate clause) is a clause that, because it does not express a complete thought, cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. A dependent clause does not form a complete sentence. Subordinate clauses are another name for dependent clauses. These clauses, as the name implies, rely on independent clauses to express ideas clearly. A dependent clause, like all clauses, has a subject and a verb.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/courses\/spoken-english-in-malayalam\/?utm_source=Blog+&amp;utm_medium=Blog_inarticles+&amp;utm_campaign=spoken_english_inverted_coconut+\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Register to learn about articles in English grammar <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Definition_of_Dependent_Clause\"><\/span><strong>Definition of Dependent Clause<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Dependent clauses are clusters of words with a subject and a verb but no complete thought. Dependent clauses, commonly referred to as subordinate clauses, rely on independent clauses for meaning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/courses\/spoken-english-in-malayalam\/?utm_source=Blog+&amp;utm_medium=Blog_inarticles+&amp;utm_campaign=spoken_english_inverted_coconut+\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sign up for notes on the active and passive voice of English grammar<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_of_Dependent_Clauses\"><\/span><strong>Types of Dependent Clauses<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The dependent clause can be divided into 3 subtypes. You can tell what type of clause something is by how it works in the sentence.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Adjective Clause- Adverb clauses begin with subordinating conjunctions and modify verbs. Adverbial clauses answer wh- questions such as when, where, and why something happened, as well as how and to what degree something happened.<\/li>\n<li>Adverbial Clause- Adjective clauses modify nouns and are normally preceded by a relative pronoun and, on rare occasions, subordinating conjunction.<\/li>\n<li>Noun Clause- Noun clauses refer to a specific person, place, thing, or concept. It can be a subject, object, subject complement, object complement, or appositive because it functions as a noun.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/courses\/spoken-english-in-malayalam\/?utm_source=Blog+&amp;utm_medium=Blog_inarticles+&amp;utm_campaign=spoken_english_inverted_coconut+\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register to watch video lessons for subject-verb agreement<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some examples of different types of dependent clauses are given below.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"170\">Type of dependent clause<\/td>\n<td width=\"431\">Example<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"170\">Adjective Clause<\/td>\n<td width=\"431\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Which is located in Italy<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Who is smart<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Who live by the market<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Where I went to primary school<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"170\">Adverbial Clause<\/td>\n<td width=\"431\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When the principal arrives<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If you can study on Mondays<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Whenever you leave for work<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Unless you have the exact colour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"170\">Noun Clause<\/td>\n<td width=\"431\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Why did he say that<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If the dress is at discount<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What he expected<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Whether she can drive that long<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/courses\/spoken-english-in-malayalam\/?utm_source=Blog+&amp;utm_medium=Blog_inarticles+&amp;utm_campaign=spoken_english_inverted_coconut+\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to get the best classes to learn reported speech for English grammar<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Location_of_Dependent_Clauses_in_a_Sentence\"><\/span><strong>Location of Dependent Clauses in a Sentence <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Although there are exceptions, a comma normally follows a dependent clause at the start of a sentence (as in this sentence). When a dependent clause appears at the end of a sentence, it is usually not preceded by a comma, however, there are exceptions (as in this example). They can be seen inside other dependent clauses as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/courses\/spoken-english-in-malayalam\/?utm_source=Blog+&amp;utm_medium=Blog_inarticles+&amp;utm_campaign=spoken_english_inverted_coconut+\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to get more practice questions on different <\/strong><strong>types of dependent clauses<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dependent_Clause_Examples\"><\/span><strong>Dependent Clause Examples <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Dependent clauses General examples are provided here for practice. Dependent clauses are provided in italics for easy comprehension.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>When the train stop<\/em>,\u00a0we will get off it.<\/li>\n<li><em>Because I cannot attend the concert<\/em>,\u00a0you can have my entry pass.<\/li>\n<li>She can write much more skillfully\u00a0<em>than her friends can.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>If you study on Thursday<\/em>, I will clean the room for you.<\/li>\n<li>You can stay in my spare room,\u00a0<em>whenever you are in the city.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>I am not completely sure\u00a0<em>how he won the competition<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>This is the dog\u00a0<em>that has gone missing.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/courses\/spoken-english-in-malayalam\/?utm_source=Blog+&amp;utm_medium=Blog_inarticles+&amp;utm_campaign=spoken_english_inverted_coconut+\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to get mock tests on <\/strong><strong>types of dependent clauses<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Winter is the time\u00a0<em>when the snow falls on the trees.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>My brother is the one\u00a0<em>who stays in that cottage.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>These are the folks\u00a0who we met on vacation.<\/li>\n<li>My mother didn\u2019t tell me\u00a0<em>why she said those things.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>They were lost and were not certain\u00a0<em>how they would find their way.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>What he thought<\/em>\u00a0was not what happened.<\/li>\n<li>My sister doesn\u2019t know\u00a0<em>if she can drive there.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>We will give the finest seats <em>to\u00a0whoever reaches the earliest<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><em>What the girl did<\/em>\u00a0was not beneficial to the state of affairs.<\/li>\n<li>The trophy will be given to\u00a0<em>whoever wins the competition<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>He finally finished his engineering course\u00a0<em>after many years of studying<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Where is the bread\u00a0<em>which was on the shelf?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>The actress,\u00a0<em>who starred in the movie<\/em>, was very gifted.<\/li>\n<li>The cycle\u00a0<em>which you saw\u00a0<\/em>belongs to my daughter.<\/li>\n<li><em>Whenever I am in London,<\/em>\u00a0I speak English.<\/li>\n<li><em>If you can give me a decent reason<\/em>,\u00a0I will let you borrow my bike.<\/li>\n<li><em>When the bus returns<\/em>,\u00a0we can go back to the hotel.<\/li>\n<li><em>Because my alarm did not work this morning,<\/em>\u00a0I was late for school.<\/li>\n<li><em>When we turned up at the celebration<\/em>, we were offered a beverage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/courses\/spoken-english-in-malayalam\/?utm_source=Blog+&amp;utm_medium=Blog_inarticles+&amp;utm_campaign=spoken_english_inverted_coconut+\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here for brief notes on <\/strong><strong>the types of dependent clauses<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The article above has discussed all major details about the types of dependent clauses and dependent clause examples. <a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Dcofz\/m0k9j\/v77o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the Entri app<\/a> to polish your English grammar skills for exams and interviews in 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A clause is a set of words that includes a subject and a verb that is related. 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