subordinate clause in English

noun
1
a clause, typically introduced by a conjunction, that forms part of and is dependent on a main clause (e.g., “when it rang” in “she answered the phone when it rang”).
Pronouns can refer back to earlier sentences, and subordinate clause pronouns can refer forward to main clause antecedents yet to come, but main clause pronouns can't refer forward to subordinate clauses yet to come.
noun
    dependent clause

Use "subordinate clause" in a sentence

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1. You use Although to introduce a subordinate clause which contains a statement that makes

2. Backshift (or Backshifting) may also occur when a verb in a subordinate clause is …

3. You use Although to introduce a subordinate clause which contains a statement that contrasts with the statement in the main clause

4. You use Although to introduce a subordinate clause which contains a statement which makes the main clause of the sentence seem surprising or unexpected

5. Because (conj.) late 14c., from phrase bi cause, introducing a subordinate clause or phrase, "by cause, for the reason that," from by (prep.) + cause (n.)

6. Because is a subordinating conjunction, which means that it connects a subordinate clause to an independent clause; good style dictates that there should be no comma between these two clauses

7. When we place the Adverbial subordinate clause in the middle of a sentence, we put commas (,) before and after it, in order to divide it from the rest of the sentence.