Clauses
Summary
Understanding the structure and types of clauses is crucial for mastering sentence construction, which is a key component of the GRE verbal section.
- Every clause must contain a subject and a full verb, highlighting the necessity of a complete verb rather than just a verb form.
- There are two main types of clauses: independent clauses, which can stand alone as complete sentences, and dependent clauses, which act as modifiers and cannot stand alone.
- A sentence must have at least one independent clause to be considered complete, and this clause carries the main subject and verb of the sentence.
- Dependent clauses serve as modifiers and are introduced by subordinate conjunctions, adding depth to the sentence without forming complete sentences on their own.
Chapters
00:01
The Essence of Clauses
00:42
Independent vs. Dependent Clauses
02:05
The Structure of Sentences
