In the preceding roll, the subordinate clauses completed the meaning and constituted an attribute of one word of the principal clause. Here, however, the subordinate clauses refer to the whole content of the main clause and complete the whole thought of the main clause. They have, therefore, a logical dependence on the main clause. The child will be guided in finding the place of the different subordinate clauses and in classifying them according to the designations of the spaces by the questions which appear in the analytical chart. It is presupposed that he can readily identify the main clause itself.
The following sentences come one after the other on the rolled strip of paper:
—Do not forget that your objects are not in their places.
—Will you play with me when you have finished your work?
—When the sun is low our shadows are longer.
—I hope that you will write me a long letter as soon as you arrive in Europe.
—The little girl stood on tiptoe so that she could see the queen as the procession went by.
—Brer Rabbit thought it was the worst time he had had in all his life.
—All is well that ends well, says the proverb.
—The people mourned when the good President died.
—It is not right that the big boys should have all the candy.
—As she sat there reading, a beautiful red bird flew in through the window.
—They could not play in the yard because the ground was too wet.
—Remember that you must thank the lady who gave you the book.
Test Card
| Principal and Incidental Clauses | Question | Subordinate and Attributive Clauses |
| Do not forget | what? | that your objects are not in their places. |
| Will you play with me | when? | when you have finished your work? |
| Our shadows are longer | when? | when the sun is low. |
| I hope | what? | that you will write me a long letter. |
| when? | as soon as you arrive in Europe. | |
| The little girl stood on tip-toe | why? | so that she could see the queen |
| when? | as the procession went by. | |
| Brer Rabbit thought | what? | (that) it was the worst time he had had in all his life (attributive, relative pronoun omitted). |
| All is well says the proverb (incidental clause) | that ends well (attributive). | |
| The people mourned | when? | the good President died. |
| It is not right | what? | that the big boys should have all the candy. |
| A beautiful red bird flew in through the window | when? | as she sat there reading. |
| They could not play in the yard | why? | because the ground was too wet. |
| Remember | what? | that you must thank the lady who gave you the book (attributive). |
Series IV
Here we have sentences both compound and complex, containing both coordinate and subordinate clauses.
—As he said this, he rose from his chair and left the room.
—The two friends shook hands and said they would always be faithful to each other.
—When the wolf came out, Brer Rabbit threw the stone on him and laughed.
—When the lady knocked on the door, a smiling old man appeared and asked what he might do for her.
—The children walked along in the forest and became very hungry because they had had nothing to eat since morning.
—The king's face grew very red and he angrily ordered that the deceitful general be put to death.
—Since the wind was blowing hard, the captain told the children to keep off the deck and a sailor carried them to their state-rooms.
—The dogs began to bark and the people all ran out into the streets as the uproar of the combat increased.
—Where that tree now stands, there was once a beautiful house and a fine road led up to it.
—He had left the village and mounted the steep,
And under the alders that skirt its edge,
Now soft on the sand, now loud on the ledge,
Is heard the tramp of his steed as he rides.
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