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In English, you use them constantly: subordinate clauses. In French, you also have the <\/strong>subordonn\u00e9e conjonctive. They are introduced by a conjunction. <\/strong><\/p>\n The better you learn to express yourself in French, the more often you will need them: subordinate clauses. For example: ‘I am staying home because it is raining’. The part ‘because it is raining’ is the subordinate clause here. This subordonn\u00e9e conjonctive<\/strong> is dependent on the main clause. <\/p>\n Can you identify where the subordinate clause begins below?<\/p>\n Je pense que tu as raison.<\/em><\/p>\n >> I think that you are right.<\/p>\n Je reste chez moi parce qu’il pleut.<\/em><\/p>\n >> I am staying home because it is raining.<\/p>\n Je t\u2019appelle pour que tu n\u2019oublies pas ton rendez-vous.<\/em><\/p>\n >> I am calling you so that you do not forget your appointment. <\/p>\n Subordinate clauses begin with a subordinating conjunction, such as que<\/em> (that), parce que<\/em> (because), or quand<\/em> (when). They express a relationship, such as time, reason, condition, purpose, or contrast. <\/p>\n Time:<\/p>\n Reason:<\/p>\n Condition:<\/p>\n Purpose:<\/p>\n Contrast:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Please note:<\/strong> Do not confuse the subordinate clause with a relative clause, which also begins with ‘que’. A relative clause is part of a phrase and often functions as an adjective. <\/p>\n Relative clause: He is bringing me the letter I am waiting for. (Il m\u2019apporte la lettre que j\u2019attends) >> ‘I am waiting for’ \/ ‘que j\u2019attends’ tells you something about the letter.<\/p>\n Subordinate clause: I am waiting until he brings me the letter. (J\u2019attends qu\u2019il m\u2019apporte la lettre) >> ‘until he brings me the letter’ \/ ‘il m\u2019apporte la lettre’ tells you something about the reason why you are waiting.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_sidebar area=”sidebar-1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In English, you use them constantly: subordinate clauses. In French, you also have the subordonn\u00e9e conjonctive. They are introduced by a conjunction. The better you learn to express yourself in French, the more often you will need them: subordinate clauses. For example: ‘I am staying home because it is raining’. The part ‘because it is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10799,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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