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In order for a group of words to be a sentence, that group of words must meet the 3 criteria and have a subject, a verb, and express a complete thought.

3 criteria does a group of words have to meet in order to be a sentence

are adjective clauses, adverb clauses, and noun clauses

3 kinds of subordinate clauses:

simple sentence, compound sentence, complex sentence, and compound-complex sentence.

4 kinds of sentence structures:

they must begin with a subordinating conjunction. Some subordinating conjunctions are when, where, since, because, if, while, so that, after, as, as if, as soon as, as far as, even though, although, though, and before.

It is so easy to find adverb clauses because

although, before, because, so that, when, while, so, and that.

Most dependent clauses are introduced by words like:

must know that it begins with a relative pronoun. The relative pronouns are who whom, whose, which, and that.

To actually find the adjective clause you have to..

sentence fragment

are incomplete sentences because they have a subject, a verb, but do not express a complete thought. Usually, fragments are pieces of sentences that have become disconnected from the main clause.

prepositional phrase

is a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun which we call an object. There can be more than one prepositional phrase in a sentence. They can be back-to-back or side-by-side in the same sentence.

phrase

is a group of words that has no subject and no verb, a fragment.

subordinate clause

is a sentence fragment, and also called a dependent clause. It has a subject and a verb, but it does not express a complete thought. It cannot stand alone in a sentence.

complex sentence

is a sentence that consists of one independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses.

simple sentence

is a sentence that consists of one independent clause.

compound-complex sentence

is a sentence that consists of two independent and one or more subordinate clauses.

compound sentence

is a sentence that consists of two or more independent clauses. Two dead giveaways for identifying one is a , and a coordinate conjunction (for, and, nor, or, but, yet, so) or a ;.

independent clause

is a sentence, and also called a main clause. It has a subject, a verb, and expresses a complete thought. It can stand alone in a sentence.

structure

refers to how something is made; shape; format; consists of.

Setting-

This is the time and place of a story.

Characterization-

This is the way an author describes or presents his or her characters.

begin with an introductory word. The introductory words are what, whatever, whomever, whichever, and how.

Noun subordinate clauses can be easily located in a sentence because they

after, as soon as, as long as, as far as, because, if, since, when, until, and while

Some subordinating conjunctions include:

Characters-

These are people or animals or objects in a story. They can be static and flat, which stay the same throughout the story, or they can be round and dynamic, which grow throughout the story. We can learn about characters by what others say about them, by what they do, by what they say, by their appearance, or by their emotions or feelings.

Conflict-

This is the problem in the story; a clash or struggle between 2 or more opposing forces. There is man vs. himself, man vs. nature, and man vs. man.

Plot-

This is the storyline or sequences of events that takes place in a story. Parts of a plot include the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

Noun clauses are usually joined to the main clause by introductory words such as how, whichever, whoever, whomever, what, and whatever.

What are the introductory words and what purpose do they serve in sentences?

Relative pronouns connect adjective clauses to the words they modify. The relative pronouns are who, whom, whose, which, and that.

What are the relative pronouns and what purpose do they serve in sentences?

Adverb clauses are usually joined to the main clause by subordinating conjunctions such as if, because, after, although, as, as soon as, as far as, even though, when, where, since, so that, before, and while.

What are the subordinating conjunctions and what purpose do they serve in sentences?

A noun clause is a subordinate clause that is used as a noun. In a sentence a noun clause may have any function of a single word noun. They can be used as a subject, predicate nominative, direct object, indirect object, and object of a preposition.

What is a NOUN clause?

An adjective clause is a subordinate clause that is used as an adjective to modify a noun or pronoun by telling what kind or which one. Adjective clauses begin with relative pronouns.

What is an ADJECTIVE clause?

An adverb clause is a subordinate clause that is used as an adverb to modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Adverb clauses tell where, when, how, why, to what extent, and under what condition.

What is an ADVERB clause?