17. Seeing that the weather is not good enough 18. Jean came late to school
, we cancel our picnic. since no one woke her up
19. .
Now that I start to think about it 20. Many people become vegetarians
, obeying my parents is big thing. for they know that it makes them healthy
2.2.4 Clause of Condition
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This clause is used to talk about a possible situation and its consequences. In general, it conveys a direct condition in that the situation in the matrix clause is
directly contingent on the situation in the conditional clause www.Answer.com, as reflected in the example below:
21. If you eat too much, you will be obesities. From the sentence above, the writer intends the reader to understand that the
truth of the prediction “you will be obesities” depends on the fulfillment of the condition of “you eat too much”.
The most common subordinators for this clause are if and unless, which are also used with non finite and verb less clause. Other conditional subordinators are
restricted to finite clause, like given that, on condition that, providing that, whether or not, no matter ifwhether.
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2.2.5 Clause of Result
This clause is used to indicate the result of something. It introduced by subordinators so that and so, like the examples below:
22. Her bed room is so dirty that
2.2.6 Clause of Concession
her mother does not want to sleep there.
Concessive clauses are used to concede a given point in an argument. The principle concessive conjunctions introducing a concessive clause are: Though,
although, even though, while, and even if. They can be placed at the beginning, internally or at the end of the sentence. When placed at the beginning or internally,
they serve to concede a certain part of an argument before proceeding to question the validity of the point in a given discussion www.wikipedia.org.
Example: 23. I used to read a lot although I don’t get much time for books now
24. .
Though she does not like jazz 25. I will never choose him
, Ann still accompanied Roy to the concert. even if he is the only one man in this world
2.2.7 Clause of Comparison
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Clause of comparison can be formed with comparative adjective of adverb and than. In speaking, and sometimes in writing, the verb in the dependent clause is
often changed to the corresponding auxiliary verb. 26. Ryan jumps highly but Tom jumps higher than Ryan jumps.
27. Tom jumps higher that Ryan does. According to Hancock 2005: 54, adverb clause of comparison may be
divided into two types: adverb clause of comparison of degree and adverb clause of comparison of manner.
2.2.7.1 Adverb clause of comparison of degree
This kind of adverb refers to compare between equal or unequal things in a sentence www.Wikipedia.org. The subordinators used in this kind of adverb are
given below with their reflective examples:
As…as
28. Tom, as well as Jean, walks to school everyday.
Moreer…than
29. For me, nothing can me happier than this.
So…as
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30. I have already joined an MLM, but so far as
Same…as
I am able to think about, this MLM is not as good as people always talk about.
31. .Isabel has the same score as
2.2.7.2 Adverb Clause of Comparison of Manner
Tiara has.
This kind of adverb clause talks about someone’s behavior or the way something is done. The subordinators used in this kind of adverb clause are given
with their respective examples below:
As
32. Lucky fell down as the letter read
As if
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33. She always goes shopping as if she had much money
2.2.8 Adverb Clause of Purpose
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This clause is used to indicate the purpose of an action www.wikipedia.org. Subordinators that introduce this clause are in order to, so that, in order that.
Examples: 34. They had to take some of his land so that they could extend the church yard.
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35. In order to sell his house immediately
Function
, Joe makes an advertisement in some media.
Adverb clause has a number of adverbial meanings depend on its clauses and types. The writer took from www.wikipedia.org on 23
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February 2010, not included the examples. There are some functions of adverb clause:
1. Time Clause
This clause is generally functioning to say when something happens by referring to a period of time or another event. But specifically it function depends on
the subordinator, the time of the matrix clause is earlier than the adverbial clause with subordinator before, establish two events that happen simultaneously with
subordinator while, or subsequent to it subordinator after. 36. I have to come home before nine o’clock
37. .
While reading a book 2.
Adverb clause of place has function to indicate position and direction. , Tom was coming and knocked my door.
Examples: 38. Ann ran to a place where at the first time she met Randy
39. May always goes with me . indicates position
wherever I go. indicates direction
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3. Clause of reason has function to convey a direct relationship with the matrix
clause. Example:
40. Dodo decided to go because somebody is catching her up now 4.
Clause of condition conveys a direct condition in that the situation in the matrix clause is directly contingent on the situation in the conditional clause.
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Example: 41.
If you were asked to prove that two and two made four
5. Clause of result is used to indicate the result of something. But because the
subordinators are putative, it requires a modal auxiliary. , you might find
some difficulty.
6. Clause of concession is function to indicate the situation in the matrix clause
is contrary to what one might Example:
42. He spoke in a calm and methodical manner, as though
7. Clause of comparison is used to introduce non finite and verb less clauses. the events which he
narrated were commonplace enough.page 73
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8. Clause of purpose, with subordinators in order to, and so that, indicates the purpose of an action.
2.3 Noun Clause
Non clause is a dependent clause that functions as a noun. It can be a subject, object, or subject complement. Noun clause performs as a nominal clause when a
subordinate clause assumes the grammatical function of a noun in a sentence. Like a noun phrase, nominal can perform as a subject, object, or subject of complement
www.grammar.about.comnoun clause. The following sentences are the examples: 43. What you will do to pay the damage
44. The library will send a bill to is not even my problem. subject
whoever damaged these books 45. His grandmother knows that his biggest mistake is
. object that he did not finish
college
Forms
. complement
1. Interrogative Words
Included what, who, whom, when, where, why, how. Subordinator question word is used to connect dependent clause and independent clause.
Examples: 46. The question is how to get money to pay all these stuff.
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