{"id":435,"date":"2014-01-13T03:12:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-13T08:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/s-is-for-subordinate-clause-opener-putting-it-all-together\/"},"modified":"2018-01-30T11:17:28","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T16:17:28","slug":"s-is-for-subordinate-clause-opener-putting-it-all-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/s-is-for-subordinate-clause-opener-putting-it-all-together\/","title":{"rendered":"S is for SUBORDINATE CLAUSE OPENER–Putting It All Together!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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I teach subordinate clause openers extensively in my books because punctuating them properly is key to sentence writing. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Do you remember what a subordinate clause is from yesterday? A subordinate clause is a sentence (independent clause-can stand alone) that has a subordinator added to the beginning of it (which makes it a dependent clause-is dependent upon something else in order to be used {has to have a real sentence put with it in order to be used}).<\/p>\n

Think of subordinate clauses by either of their two names:<\/p>\n

1. Subordinate clause–subordinate to the rest of the sentence
2. Dependent clause–dependent on something else to go with it (a real sentence\/independent clause) in order to be used<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> if you need to brush up on subordinators via our Subordinator-Check Sentence or subordinate rhyme.<\/p>\n

Subordinate Clause Opener: Now for the opener part.<\/p>\n

If you have been reading Language Lady for long, you have learned that a sentence opener has the following characteristics:<\/p>\n

1.      It gives a sentence more information.<\/p>\n

2.      It comes at the beginning of a sentence, which gives a paragraph a
different rhythm than if it included all subject-verb patterned sentences.<\/p>\n

3.      It is often set off with a comma-again, adding to the rhythm of your
sentences.<\/p>\n

4.      It si usually non-essential, meaning that the senence is still a
sentence without the addition of an opener.<\/p>\n

5.      It shows advanced writing skills because a writer who has a handle
on the many varieties of sentence openers has a large toolbox of sentence structure at his disposal.<\/p>\n

So…if a subordinate clause is a group of words that contains a subordinator+subject+verb, then a subordinate clause opener is a subordinator+subject+subordinate clause that is used as a sentence opener.<\/p>\n

Simple enough, huh?<\/p>\n

The tricky parts of subordinate clause openers are<\/p>\n

(1)   Be sure that you never use a subordinate clause opener by itself,
thinking it is a sentence. (It will sound like something is missing-because it is-the real sentence!)<\/p>\n

(2)   Be sure that you put a comma following a subordinate clause opener.<\/p>\n

When you start a sentence with a subordinate clause, <\/b>
Put the comma in when you hear the pause!<\/b>

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Here are some complex sentences created with subordinate clause openers attached to “real” sentence. In grammar lingo, each one is a complex sentence because it has a dependent clause<\/b><\/i> (subordinate clause) at the beginning attached to an independent clause<\/b><\/i> (real sentence).<\/p>\n

If you learn subordinators well, you may write sentences with subordinate clauses.<\/p>\n

If you put a dependent clause at the beginning of a sentence, put a comma in before writing the real sentence part.<\/p>\n

As you learn more and more about sentence structure, your writing will improve.<\/p>\n

Since people are impressed by good grammar and strong writing, you will become an impressive person as you learn grammar usage.<\/p>\n

When you start a sentence with a subordinate clause, put the comma in where you hear the pause.<\/p>\n

Although many people do not remember much about dependent and independent clauses, this does not make these clauses unimportant.<\/p>\n

Because I want to write well, I am working on my usage skills.<\/p>\n

Though some consider analyzing sentences as outdated, I know that it helps me write better.<\/p>\n

If you lasted to the end of this lesson, you will be able to write well with subordinate clause openers!<\/p>\n

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