The Old Gnomo's Guide For English Grammar

What are relative clauses? Relative clauses describe or provide information about something or someone that we have have already specified. As you can see in the examples, relative clauses have their pronoums. Relative Pronouns. Relative pronoun Use Example who subject or object pronoun for people I told you about the woman  who  lives next door. which subject or object pronoun for animals and things Do you see the cat  which  is lying on the roof? which referring to a whole sentence He couldn’t read  which  surprised me. whose possession for people animals and things Do you know the boy  whose  mother is a nurse? whom object pronoun for people, especially in non-defining relative clauses (in defining relative clauses we colloquially prefer  who ) I was invited by the professor  whom  I met at the conference. that subject or object pronoun for peopl

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What are Adverbial clauses? Adverbial clauses are a category of subordinate clauses.They are linked to a main clause and tell us about the information in that main clause They modify a verb (either finite or non-finite), an adjective, an adverb or another clause. Examples: Types of Clauses: Adverb Clause of Time:  An adverb of manner states how something is done. An adverb of manner often starts with one of the following subordinating Adverb Clause of Reason:  An adverb of reason offers a reason for the main idea. An adverb of reason often starts with one of the following subordinating conjunctions: as, because, given, or since. Adverb Clause of Concession:  An adverb of concession offers a statement which contrasts with the main idea. An adverb of concession often starts with one of the following subordinating conjunctions: though, although, even though, while, whereas, or even if. Adverb Clause of Degree:  An adverb of degree states to what de

First we have to know their definitions in order to understand what they are. What is a Main Clause? A main clause is a group or words that can stand on its own, it usually contains at least a subject and a verb. What is a Subordinate Clause?  A subordinate clause is a articular kind of group of words that we attach in some way to a main clause. Complex sentences usually are those which contain one or more subordinate clauses. So, we can understand that a main clause is any clause which is not contained with other clause and the subordinate clause it provides additional backgound information that helpsto frame the situation described in the main clause. Examples: As you can see, to connect both clauses we use a  Connective/Conjuction word  which are used to link words, phrares or sentences. Thet help the reader to progress from one idea to the next idea. The help us to build up coherent relationships with the text. The Subordinate Clause The Main Clause Connecti