Online Spell check, Grammar, and Thesaurus checking
Tag: clause
Subordinate clause
- September 29, 2015
- Posted by Mila
![](https://www.grammar.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/A-subordinate-clause-cannot-stand-by-itself-and-depends-on-the-main-clause.-For-this-reason-it-is-also-called-a-dependent-clause.-650x230.jpg)
A clause is a group of words containing a subject and a verb; it is either part of a sentence or it is an entire sentence in itself. A subordinate clause cannot stand by itself and depends on the main clause. For this reason, it is also called a dependent clause. Dependent clause starts with…
Defining relative clause
- September 3, 2015
- Posted by Mila
![](https://www.grammar.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Defining-relative-clause-650x230.jpg)
A relative clause is a group of related words that defines or adds information about the noun immediately in front of it. These clauses come in two types: restrictive and non-restrictive. The clause begins with a relative pronoun; the “relative” pronoun “relates” to the noun it is speaking about and ties the relative clause to…