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Sentence Structures & Clauses

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Sentence Structures & Clauses

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What is a clause?

• The subject of a sentence is the person or thing that is carrying out


the main action of that sentence.
• Verbs can describe an action (e.g. sing, climb),
emotion (e.g. loves, hates), thought (e.g. thinks),
opinion (e.g. believes) or state of being (e.g. am,
is, are, was, were).
• A clause is a group of words that contains a
verb and a subject.
• There are two types of clauses, main
and subordinate.
Main Clause
• A main clause is the key part of a sentence. Every sentence has a
main clause. A main clause can form a complete sentence; it makes
sense on its own.
Subordinate Clause
• A subordinate clause gives us more information about the main
clause. If we removed the main clause, a subordinate clause would
not make sense on its own, it is not a ‘full’ sentence.
Simple Sentences
A simple sentence has just one main clause.
For example:

Bluebells are protected flowers.


Compound Sentences
• A compound sentence will include two main clauses (they will both
make sense on their own and have equal importance in the
sentence).
• The main clauses will be linked together by a type of word called a
‘co-ordinating conjunction’: and; so; but; or; for; yet; nor.
• For example:
• Bluebells are protected flowers and uprooting wildflowers without
permission is not allowed in Northern Ireland.
• Main clause: Bluebells are protected flowers.
• Main clause: Uprooting wildflowers without permission is not allowed in
Northern Ireland.
• Co-ordinating conjunction: and
Complex Sentences
• Complex sentences will include a main clause and a subordinate clause or
clauses. The subordinate clause will add more detail to the main clause,
but will not make sense on its own. Wherever it appears in the sentence, a
subordinate clause will usually begin with a type of word called a
‘subordinating conjunction’. This word or words will explain how the
information is linked to the main clause.
• For example:
• It is illegal to intentionally pick, uproot or destroy bluebells
because they are protected flowers.
• Main clause: It is illegal to intentionally pick, uproot or destroy bluebells.
• Subordinate clause: they are protected flowers.
• Subordinating conjunction: because

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