A major clause can stand on its own, whereas a subordinate clause relies on another part of the sentence and cannot stand on its own. For instance, ‘Helicopters can fly.’ This is a major clause. It ...

The subordinate clause is the name of the part of the sentence which contains the subordinating conjunction. Sometimes, you can start the sentence with it – it may even sound better – but this changes ...

A dependent clause cannot stand alone, though they often contain both a subject and a verb. Where independent clauses express complete thoughts, dependent clauses do not, and left on their own, ...

Last week, I answered the first of a set of four tough grammar questions sent to my personal messages box in Jose Carillo’s English Forum by member ESL-GUY. The question was this: “Does a post-noun ...

Two weeks ago, I suggested the following sentence reconstruction to Young Mentor, a member of Jose Carillo’s English Forum who sought advice on how to improve a letter he was writing: ...