Question:
Which of the following is a subordinate clause?
A.) The statue was erected to guard the harbor.
B.)Which was erected to guard the harbor.
C.)This was the statue.
D.)It stood one hundred feet tall.
Answer:
Which was erected to guard the harbor is a subordinate clause
Explanation:
Main Clause: a clause that can form a complete sentence standing alone, having a subject and a predicate
Subordinate clause: a clause, typically introduced by a conjunction, that forms part of and is dependent on a main clause
Example: Peter came to the party and the celebration started.
Peter came to the party - Main Clause
the celebration started - Subordinate clause
and - conjunction also known as a subordinator such as when, because, although, if, etc.
