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subordinate-
3 kinds of subordinate clauses
adjective clauses
who, that, which
adverb clauses
because, if, when, since, whenever, ever since, as long as
"Joan goes to bed early when she is feeling sick."
noun clauses
verbs - say, feel, think, believe, understand
"Maria thinks that it will rain tomorrow."
adjective clauses
adjective - descriptive word - colour, shape, size, numbers? (noun acting as an adjective), origin, material,
Order of adjectives in English:
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Opinion
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Size
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Age
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Shape
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Colour
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Origin
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Material
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Purpose
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This a very expensive gold wedding ring.
She is wearing an antique red sweater.
He bought a round yellow plastic plate.
She is wearing an antique sweater. She got it from her grandma. 2 simple sentences
She is wearing an antique sweater that she got from her grandma. adjective clause
who - people
that - everything- people, animals or things
which - things, unique things (only one)
Joe's sister who is a nurse plays soccer. S+V
sentence with an adjective clause 2 SV
Joe's sister who is a nurse. XXX fragment
Joe's sister is a nurse. SIMPLE
Joe's sister who is a nurse plays soccer. COMPLEX -ADJ CL
that
I bought a table. It is made of cherry wood.
I bought a table that is made of cherry wood.
The table that I bought is made of cherry wood.
which
Paris which is the capital of France is a beautiful city at night. which - unique
I come from Cape Breton Island which is a beautiful island in Nova Scotia.
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