what indicates the end of one clause and a start of another?

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clause= a sentence with a subject and a complete predicate.

How would I know when one clause ends and another one starts?

Is there a “transition word”?

Please help.

For example: “The bank promises its customers that the bank will become mre convenient through computer technology.”

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May 1, 2010

Gretchen S @ 10:17 am #

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There is no magic word to look for; you have to understand the structures, grammar, of the clause. That sentence, restated, is, “The bank promises its customers (“something”). The “something” is a noun, in this case, a noun clause. It’s the direct object in the sentence.

The noun clause begins with “that,” but it’s a “that” that can be omitted, so it’s not a sure-fire way to recognize a noun clause. When that type of noun clause begins a sentence, we cannot omit the “that,” but otherwise, the “that” is dispensable.

The “something” the bank promises its customers is “that the bank will become more convenient through computer technology.”

That clause as the subject: That the bank will become more convenient through computer technology is fortunate

May 2, 2010

Sunshine @ 12:10 am #

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Your example is a sentence. Should you wish to add to the sentence you could put a semi-colon after technology, i.e. “technology; however, it will take quite some time to make the transition.” I hope this will help answer your question.

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