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· n subordination there is an independent chuse and one or more dependent or suborthnat_e dames. subordinate commit:lions hen while. till. helbre. after, because.

as. unless. that. so that. etc. •

· 1 Mee main classes of dependent clauses analysed by structural types:

- Finite clauses veil, element i‘ a finite 'verb piimse. e.g. I like John because John likes me

- Non-linite clause,

to-intlnitive: The hest thing would to tell everybody.

All I did was hit him on the head.tinfinitive without to)

-ing form: Leaving the room.. tripped OVer the mat.

-ed participle: Covered with confusion, we left the room.

Verb less clause: e.g. Although always helpful. he .......

If-clauses (15/08 Firs)

· Ty, 1: if - past tcnse-will

If you post the letter. it'll get there by Thursday.

· Type 2: if- past perfect-mould

If I had a million pounds I would probably go round the norld.

· Type 3: if-past perfect- would have

If ,,e had taken ,our ad, ice. %se would have saved a lot of time.

· Types of activities: Complete the conversation/ dialogue.

Cleft sentences (15/07 h.)

· With 'it': we use cleft sentences to give emphasis to a particular part of the sentence. It does this b, splitting the sentence into two halves and 'highlighting' the topic by making it the complernent of it ÷ be.

e.g. The Americans landed on the moon. not the Russians.

It was the Americans who landed on the moon, not the Russians.

· Cleft sentences with 'what or 'the thing (that)

What I really enjoy is eating chocolates. The thing that I .........................................

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