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CLAUSES-Introduction

A Clause is a group of words with a verb. Sentences often contain more than one clause,a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses.

Clauses help extend sentences.

The girl didn't like the grapes

The girl didn't like the grapes because they were too sour.

The girl, whose hair was red, didn't like the grapes because they were too sour.

There are several types of clauses

Principal Clauses	Stands alone, and makes sense by itself.	They spoke, but she remained silent. They spoke (first principal clause) : she remained silent: (second principal clause)
Subordinate clauses	Do not make sense by themselves. They must be attached to a Principal clause, and usually does the work of an adjective, adverb and sometimes a noun	She began talking when she was one year old. She began talking (principal clause) when she was one year old. (subordinate clause)
Adjectival clauses	Does the work of an Adjective and often begin with who, which that, whose or whom. It describes or qualifies a noun or pronoun in another clause.	Where is the book that I lent you last week? The is the place from which we started. The girl whom I saw dancing at the TV studios was an amazing sight.
Adverbial clauses	Begin with a conjunction, does the work of an adverb and describes or modifies a verb in another clause.	I will buy the DVD player if I have the money. I threw it away because it was broken. They did not leave here until it was dark.
Noun clauses	Does the work of a noun and can be the subject or the object of the verb and may begin with what, why how or when	The old man, who lived in the hut, muttered, that the weather was foul. That the weather was foul answers the question why the old man muttered.

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