2a. A sentence is a group of words expressing a complete thought.
2b. A sentence consists of two parts: the subject and the predicate. The subject of the sentence is the part about which something is being said. The predicate is the part which says something about the subject.
4c. A subordinate (or dependent) clause does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone.
The Uses of Subordinate Clauses
4d. An adjective clause is a subordinate clause used as an adjective to modify a noun or pronoun.
Example: Across the street is the house where I was born. (“where I was born” modifies the noun “house.”
4e. An adverb clause is a subordinate clause that modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb.
Example: Before the game started, Bryan and I ate lunch in the stadium. (“Before the game started” modifies the verb “ate.”
4f. A noun clause is a subordinate clause used as a noun.
Example: What she said surprised me. (“What she said” replaces the noun “wirds.”
Sentences Classified According to Structure
4g. Classified according to structure, there are four kinds of sentences: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex.
A simple sentence has one independent clause and no subordinate clauses. It has only one subject and one verb, although both may be compound.
A compound sentence has two or more independent clauses but no subordinate clauses.
A complex sentence has one independent clause and at least one subordinate clause.
A compound-complex sentence contains two or more independent clauses and at least one subordinate clause.
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