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Juan Escobar Spanish 12 cards

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1Is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb. There are two kinds of clauses, Independent or Dependent.Clauses
2It expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence.Independent Clause
3It does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence. Most of them are introduced by words like because, when, if , while, and that, all of them are called subordinating conjunctions.Dependent Clause
4Contains one independent clause and no dependent clauses.Simple sentence
5contains two or more independent clauses and no dependent clauses.Compound Sentence
6Contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.Complex sentence
7Dependent clauses are introduced by:Subordinating conjunctions
8Three kinds of dependent clauses:-Adjective
-Adverb clauses
-Noun clauses
9Is a dependent clause used as an adjective. Modifies a noun or pronoun and it tells how many, what kind, how much or which one. They usually introduced by relative pronouns,Adjective clause
10Is a dependent clause used as an adverb. Modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb and it tells where, when, how, why, to what extent or under what conditions.Adverb clause
11What is a noun clause?Is a dependent clause used as a noun. Like nouns, a noun clause can serve as a subject, a direct object, and indirect object, and object of preposition, or a predicate noun.
12What is a compound-complex sentenceIs made from two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.