Question

Although the assignment was given early, Joe's term paper was late. The subordinate clause is ______.

Answer 1

The subordinate clause is although the assignment was given early

Answer 2

Answer:

Although the assignment was given early

Explanation:

A subordinate clause is a group of words that have at least a subject and a verb and that can not stand on its own as a sentence because it does not express a complete thought.

In the sentence, there is a subordinate clause and an independent clause. The independent clause is "Joe's term paper was late" because it expresses a complete thought, and the subordinate clause is "Although the assignment was given early" because it does not express a complete thought: it can not be alone, it needs to be next to another clause to make sense.