What is the difference between a subordinate clause and a phrase?

A noun phrase is formed by a group of words among which a noun is the head, e.g. A subordinate clause is like a sentence (with Subject and Predicate) inside another sentence, which is lower in syntactic hierarchy than the main clause of the sentence and cannot stand alone (that’s why it is called “subordinate”).

How do you identify a main clause and a subordinate clause in a sentence?

Main clauses have a subject and verb and can stand on their own. Subordinate clauses begin with a conjunction and therefore cannot stand on their own. They leave the reader thinking “yes…and then?”

How do you use subordinating conjunctions in a sentence?

How to use subordinating conjunctions

1. A subordinating conjunction is the word or words used to join two clauses together in a complex sentence.
2. They are words such as because, although, unless, whereas.
3. They do the job of showing the relationship between the two clauses and showing us which is the most important.

Can a subordinate clause be in the middle of a sentence?

An embedded clause is another way of using a subordinate clause, but in the middle of a sentence. It becomes embedded in the sentence. Usually, this clause will be separated by two commas, one before and one after.

What makes a sentence a simple sentence?

A simple sentence consists of only one clause. A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses. A complex sentence has at least one independent clause plus at least one dependent clause.

What is a main clause and subordinate clause examples?

Two main clauses are joined by and, but or or. Peter came to the party and the celebration started. When a sentence consists of a main clause and a subordinate clause they are joined by a subordinating conjunction, also known as a subordinator such as when, because, although, if, etc.

How do you tell the difference between a simple and compound sentence?

A simple sentence contains one independent clause. A compound sentence contains more than one! Put another way: a simple sentence contains a subject and a predicate, but a compound sentence contains more than one subject and more than one predicate.

Where does a subordinate clause go in a sentence?

A subordinate clause can go at the beginning of a sentence or later in a sentence. The only difference is that if it goes at the beginning, you need a comma after the subordinate clause, and if goes later, you don’t need a comma.