Ms. Sue
I just cannot figure what the subordinate clause would be in this sentence, Tom and Phyllis said they would pay our dog's boarding costs.
Is it "said they"
The main clause is:
Tom and Phyllis said
The subordinate clause (with an understood "that") is
they would pay our dog's boarding costs.
Whats wrong with this sentences. Able to easily alter her appearance by changing her way of moving and her facial expressions, Tubman often hid in plain sight.
Yes, you are correct. The subordinate clause in the sentence "Tom and Phyllis said they would pay our dog's boarding costs" is "they would pay our dog's boarding costs."
A subordinate clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. In this case, "they" is the subject and "would pay" is the verb. The subordinate clause functions as the direct object of the main clause "Tom and Phyllis said."
To identify the subordinate clause in a sentence, you can look for certain clues. In this sentence, the presence of the word "that" can often indicate the start of a subordinate clause. However, in this case, the word "that" is not present, but the meaning is still the same. The words "they would pay" form a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence, but when combined with the rest of the sentence, it becomes a subordinate clause.