Answering the question, subordinate clause a group of words that has a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought. The correct answer is A.
<h2>Further Explanation</h2>
Examples of a subordinate clause include
- When I was nine ('I' is the subject and 'was' is the verb)
- If you pass the exam ('you' is the subject and 'pass' is the verb
- Since it will rain tomorrow ('it' is the subject and 'will rain' is the verb)
However, there are three types of subordinate clauses and these include
- Adjectives clauses
- Adverb clauses
- Noun clauses
<u>An adjective clause</u> refers to a dependent clause and can function as an adjective
Example: The man who looked sad danced
The dependent adjective clause here is the man looked sad.
<u>Adverb clause</u> refers to a dependent clause that can function as an adverb
Example: I swim because I love swimming
I swim because I love swimming is a dependent adverb clause, “I” is the subject while “love” is the verb, the whole clause is acting as one adverb and modifies the verb “swim”
<u>A noun clause</u> refers to a dependent clause and functions as a noun
Example: whatever we want is fine with me
The subject and the verb in the example are “we” and “want” respectively and both acting as a noun.
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KEYWORDS:
- subordinate clause
- a noun clause
- a verb
- a subject
- dependent clause
