Let's practise

Underline the subordinate clause in the sentence below.

You can hear owls if you go into the woods at night.

  • Read the question carefully and read it again. What is it asking you to do?
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It is asking you to identify the subordinate clause.

  • Check the first part of the sentence, You can hear owls.
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This makes sense on its own so it is the main clause.

  • Check the second part of the sentence, if you go into the woods at night.
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This does not make sense on its own. It also begins with the conjunction if.

  • Underline the clause carefully and include the conjunction as part of the subordinate clause.
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You can hear owls if you go into the woods at night.

  • Check your answer.