A subordinate clause adds to or completes the information given in the main clause. It cannot usually stand alone as a sentence. ( )
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- 9. An independent clause is a clause that can stand alone as a sentence.
- Grammar: True or False (10 points, 1 points for each)Read the following sentence and decide whether it isTrue or False.Noun clauses are a kind of dependent - or subordinate – clause that cannot stand alone as sentences.e.g. What she said made sense.
- Part III Language Knowledge. (Directions: There are 20 sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words, phrases or statements marked A, B, C, and D. Choose one word, phrase or statement that best completes the sentence. Each is 1 point, totaling 20 points.)The clause in the sentence “The news that he will come back is true” is A: the adverbial clause. B: the attributive clause C: the appositive clause D: the object clause
- In a subordinate sentence, the emphasis is _____________. A: On the main clause. B: On the subordinate clause. C: On every clause. D: On no clause.
- What kind of sentence is it? ---I don't know that man is your father A: coordinate sentence B: subordinate sentence C: nominal clause D: relative clause E: adverbial clause