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Entry #6 – Clauses

Clauses

Clauses are defined as grammatical structures
that contain a subject and a predicate.

The English language has four forms of clauses:

1. Verb clause
2. Noun clause

3. Adjective clause
4. Adverb clause

Each grammatical form of clause in English performs distinct grammatical

functions.

Verb Clauses

Verb clauses are defined as independent clauses formed by a subject and a
predicate. For example, the following italicized clauses are examples of verb

clauses:

 The puppy is barking.
 Did you take out the garbage?

 Wash your hands!

Verb clauses perform verbal functions. Verbal functions correspond to the
forms of sentences in English: declarative sentences, interrogative sentences,

and imperative sentences. The three verbal functions in English grammar are:

1. Declaration or statement (declarative sentence)
2. Question (interrogative sentence)