Adverb Clause: The Definitive Guide

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…

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Noun Clause: The Definitive Guide

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…

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What is a Coordinate Clause?

There is plenty of confusion over what constitutes a coordinate clause. Let’s list few prevailing understandings with this example sentence: Tom hit the ball hard, but he couldn’t clear the fence. 1. The above sentence contains two coordinate clauses: Tom…

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How to Reduce Noun Clause?

Reduction of a dependent clause is its shortening to a phrase to bring conciseness in writing. Since a dependent clause contains a subject-verb unit, reduction results in losing this combination. In this post, we’ll learn how noun clauses are reduced.…

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How to Reduce Adverb Clause?

Reduction of a dependent clause is its shortening to a phrase to bring conciseness in writing. Since a dependent clause contains a subject-verb unit, reduction results in losing this combination. In this post, we’ll learn how adverb clauses are reduced.…

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How to Reduce Relative Clause?

Reduction of a dependent clause is its shortening to a phrase to bring conciseness in writing. Since a dependent clause contains a subject-verb unit, reduction results in losing this combination. In this post, we’ll dig into how relative clauses, the…

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Reduction of Clauses to Phrases

By the end of this post, you would be able to understand what is reduction of clause (and what is not) and why we reduce clauses. What is reduction of clause? Reduction of a dependent clause is its shortening to…

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What is That-clause?

That-clause is a dependent (or subordinate) clause introduced by subordinating conjunction that or relative pronoun that. Functioning as all three dependent clauses (only few do that), it is the most ubiquitous clause. Hardly few sentences pass before you encounter one.…

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How to Identify Dependent and Independent Clauses?

Identifying clauses, especially dependent clauses, can be challenging. Try identifying all dependent and independent clauses in these sentences. I could not complete the assignment because of a four-hour power outage. Who attended the school I did? If you go after…

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