{ bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195467', size: [320, 50] }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot4' }}]}]; var dfpSlots = {}; Here are some examples of sentences with subordinating clauses (take note of the italicized words): After the dog ran, his owner waited for him with anticipation. { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_topslot_728x90' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, 'cap': true { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971070', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195457', size: [300, 50] }}, Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English, 0 && stateHdr.searchDesk ? pbjs.que.push(function() { But don’t leave them alone, because disaster will strike. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971069', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot1' }}]}, iasLog("setting page_url: - https://dictionary.cambridge.org/example/english/subordinate-clause"); { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195453', size: [320, 100] }}, This rule (sbar2) could be used in an account of nonlocal dependencies which allows for extraction out of subordinate clauses as well. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_rightslot' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654150' }}, googletag.cmd.push(function() { It serves a subordinate role in the sentence. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654150' }}, dfpSlots['topslot_a'] = googletag.defineSlot('/2863368/topslot', [], 'ad_topslot_a').defineSizeMapping(mapping_topslot_a).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'top').setTargeting('hp', 'center').addService(googletag.pubads()); { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot3' }}]}, Adverbial Clause; Adjective Clause ; Noun Clause; Let’s check out what are these different dependent clauses and how they modify the sentences. Independent Clauses Joined By a Coordinating Conjunction . bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776142', position: 'btf' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195452', size: [300, 250] }}, type: "html5", bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776342', position: 'btf' }}, Example of Dependent Clause: Every night before I go to bed, I eat bananas. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot4' }}]}]; Example sentences using a subordinate clause. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654152' }}, }); 'min': 0, The professor asked many questions but no one could answer. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot4' }}]}]; { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '448842' }}, priceGranularity: customGranularity, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195456', size: [336, 280] }}, } {code: 'ad_contentslot_2', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280]] } }, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot2' }}]}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_rightslot' }}]}, A subordinate clause all by itself is a grammatical felony — a sentence fragment. Here are a couple of other examples of sentences comprised of an independent and dependent clause linked by a subordinate conjunction. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654151' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195452', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654157' }}, params: { { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [160, 600] }}, {code: 'ad_contentslot_2', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 100], [320, 50], [300, 50]] } }, A subordinate clause all by itself is a grammatical felony — a sentence fragment. A subordinate clause can only be part of a sentence. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, Dependent Clauses have further three types: To read the types of subordinate clauses, click on "Types of Subordinate Clause". { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195457', size: [300, 250] }}, Connectives that join clauses can be conjunctions, prepositions and adverbs. dfpSlots['rightslot'] = googletag.defineSlot('/2863368/rightslot', [[300, 250]], 'ad_rightslot').defineSizeMapping(mapping_rightslot).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'mid').setTargeting('hp', 'right').addService(googletag.pubads()); 'max': 8, Example sentences using a subordinate clause. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654149' }}, In English grammar, a subordinate clause is a group of words that has both a subject and a verb but (unlike an independent clause) cannot stand alone as a sentence. Like an adverb, it modifies a verb, an adjective-clause or another adverb clause in the sentence. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_rightslot' }}]}, bidderSequence: "fixed" { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_topslot' }}]}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, (The subordinate clause "until the sun went down" modifies the verb "fished." { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, Subordinate clauses will often begin with subordinating conjunctions, which are words that link dependent clauses to independent clauses, such as for, as, since, therefore, hence, consequently, though, due to, provided that, because, unless, once, while, when, whenever, where, wherever, before, and … { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '448835' }}, googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_dc", "english"); { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971073', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654149' }}, A subordinate clause has a subject and a verb, but it cannot stand alone. { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb50ce0007', pos: 'cdo_topslot_mobile_flex' }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776156', position: 'atf' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195467', size: [300, 50] }}, Another type of sentence is called a compound sentence. In the above example, main clause comes before the dependent clause. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195457', size: [320, 50] }}, Examples of subordinate clause Just three very short paragraphs later, comes (11b), virtually an identical sentence except that the verb of the subordinate clause is … {code: 'ad_contentslot_1', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280]] } }, Here are a couple of other examples of sentences comprised of an independent and dependent clause linked by a subordinate conjunction. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971080', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195459', size: [320, 50] }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, The subordinate clause is, as such, dependent on the independent clause to provide the complete meaning. bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776346', position: 'btf' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb50ce0007', pos: 'cdo_mpuslot_mobile_flex' }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot2' }}]}, {code: 'ad_contentslot_3', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280]] } }, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb50ce0007', pos: 'cdo_mpuslot4_mobile_flex' }}, {code: 'ad_topslot_b', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_topslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/topslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[728, 90]] } }, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_mpuslot4_flex' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195453', size: [300, 250] }}, The chicken, who was busy laying eggs, sat happily. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot2' }}]}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, A subordinate clause makes a sentence more detailed. { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346698' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_topslot_728x90' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '448837' }}, var mapping_topslot_a = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], []).addSize([0, 550], [[300, 250]]).addSize([0, 0], [[300, 50], [320, 50], [320, 100]]).build(); { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '387232' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654153' }}, It is not independent. Subordinating conjunction comes before or at the beginning of a dependent or subordinate clause. { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '446383' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971069', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, After the dog ran This clause answers the question “when?” 2. The two clauses are joined by the connective 'where'. if(refreshConfig.enabled == true) { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '446384' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, {code: 'ad_contentslot_1', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280]] } }, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776146', position: 'btf' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '448838' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '448834' }}, The dog that eats popcorn This clause answers the question “which dog?” { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '387232' }}, The subordinate clause is Er kommt heute zur Party. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot4' }}]}]; The trophy goes to whoever wins the race. { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '387232' }}, {code: 'ad_topslot_b', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_topslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/topslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[728, 90]] } }, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '448841' }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776342', position: 'btf' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_rightslot' }}, {code: 'ad_contentslot_3', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280]] } }, Referred to as a subject and a verb would be Anna walks in the second position ( after dog. 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