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Conjunctions

Afterif

although

because

before

forif

oncesince

that

though

till

unlessuntil

The person that he admires most is

his brother.

The person who he admires most ishis brother.

RESTRICTIVE RELATIVE CLAUSEWh-pronoun.

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Absence of a finite verb:

I cant stop [ loving you ] = non-finite clause.I want [to go home]= non-finite clause.

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[They like their grandmother [because the stories[that she tells them] are nice] ].

The picture [that you gave them][when they left]

is now in my pocket.

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EXAMPLES ABOUT SUBORDINATE CLAUSESAND THEIR FUNCTION.

IM NOT BEING ACCURATE ON WHAT TYPEOF SUBORDINATE CLAUSE !!! XD

[That she didnt tell me anything] is trueThis is a nominal clause which its function is

SUBJECT.

She thinks [that she kids me] [but it is not true].This is a nominal clause which has a DO function.

It is also a complex-compound sentence.

We can give aids

We can give them aids.Them is IO and aids is DO.

Whenever I see you, I get nervous.Adjunct

The truth is that she doesnt love me.Subject complement (Linking verbs).

Tomorrow, Ill be back homeAdverbial complement

I dont mind if you call him whenever you want.Object complement

She was sure that he would reject her.Post-modifier of an adjective

The person that I admire most is my mum.Post-modifier of a noun

I rely on what you doComplement of preposition

The thing that she didnt tell her secret tells hertrust in me.Apposition

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That-clauses

This That is a conjunction.

I think youre beautifulI think (that) youre beautiful

When the clause functions as

I was happy [(that) I would go toMadrid].

I was happy I would go to Madrid.A post-modifier of an

.

That cannot be

omitted

That she didnt care about me istrue, but I dont mind.

When it is present in SUBJECTposition.

When I met you, after havingchatted, that day was a dream.

That-clause interfering.

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Subject

That shewould leave

me is a fact.

Directobject

I believe

[that] shewill be back

Subject

complement

She is thatperson

whom Italked to aweek ago.

Apposition

The fact thatshe is not

here affectsme a lot.

Post-modifier ofan adjective

I am veryhappy that

you havecome to my

life.

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