Subordinate Clauses - a quick, sexy guide

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May 05 2022 | 00:09:35

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SUBORDINATE ME, SANTA CLAUS Subordinate clauses are baby clauses that can’t stand all by themselves as complete thoughts and they demand a certain kind of punctuation – or lack of punctuation. HERE ARE EXAMPLES: If I can find Santa, then we can go party. We can go party if Santa ever freaking shows up. So, […]

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