Could anyone explain subordinate clauses? I don understand them?
Dependent Clauses cannot stand by themselves and make good sense. They must be combined with an independent clause so that they become part of a sentence that can stand by itself. Unlike independent clauses, which simply are what they are, dependent clauses are said to perform various functions within a sentence. They act either in the capacity of some kind of noun or as some kind of modifier. There are three basic kinds of dependent clauses, categorized according to their function in the sentence. Remember that a dependent clause always contains a subject and a verb, but it cannot stand by itself. Adverb clauses provide information about what is going on in the main (independent) clause: where, when, or why. “When the movie is over, we’ll go downtown.” or “John wanted to write a book because he had so much to say about the subject.” Adjective clauses work like multi-word adjectives. “My brother, who is an engineer, figured it out for me.” or “The bridge that collapsed in the winter st
