It can be challenging to tell if a dependent clause is noun, relative, or adverb clause. Try identifying the clauses underlined below. The process through which they do it depends on the software they use. The analysis by the news…
A clause is a group of words that contains both subject and verb. It can be an independent clause representing a complete idea (he runs fast) or a dependent clause representing an incomplete idea (because he was ill). In this…
A dependent clause is a group of words that contains both subject and verb. Unlike an independent clause though, it doesn’t form a complete idea and hence can’t stand on its own as a sentence. Therefore, you’ll find them as…
In this post, we’ll cover length and breadth of relative adverb, including how it’s used in sentences. What’s a relative adverb? Consider these two sentences. Let’s shop in the mall. We get good discounts there. You can join the two…
Have you wondered which of the three sentences is correct? We went to the restaurant which Lucy recommended. We went to the restaurant, which Lucy recommended. We went to the restaurant that Lucy recommended. Third is unambiguously correct, but first…
Which of the two is correct? Who should we invite to the event? Whom should we invite to the event? If you get confused over which of the two – who or whom – to use in such sentences, then…
In this post, we’ll cover relative pronoun comprehensively, including how it’s used in sentences. What is relative pronoun? Consider these sentences about my visit to hospital. I went to the hospital. There, I met Dr Johnson. He attended the same…
A dependent clause, also called subordinate clause, is a grammatical group of words containing both subject and verb that doesn’t represent a complete idea. Since it doesn’t represent a complete idea, it can’t stand as a sentence and hence requires…
You would have written sentences like these: He came down quickly. I’ll do it tomorrow. The two underlined words are adverbs. They provide answers to important questions on time, place, manner, reason, etc., providing background information in a sentence. In…
You would’ve spoken or heard sentences like these. He can do whatever he wants. I don’t know what you mean by that. Why he never talked again will remain a mystery. If you’ve, then you’ve already had a date with…
Do you know why the second sentence takes a pair of commas but the first doesn’t, even though both look similar? Do you know why the third sentence, from a popular English daily, is incorrect without a comma? The man…
Before we get to the examples, here is a quick 101 on grammar governing such clauses. If you already know this, you can jump straight to examples. Grammar of relative clause starting with which Which-relative-clause describes a noun or noun…
