Main and subordinate clauses

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine a big, strong train 🚂 — that's a MAIN clause. It can travel all by itself and makes sense on its own.

2. 2

   Which of these is a main clause — a sentence that makes sense on its own?

3. 3

   Now a SUBORDINATE clause is like a little wagon 🚃 attached to the big train. It cannot travel alone — it needs the main train to make sense!

4. 4

   Let's join a main clause and a subordinate clause together! 🧩

5. 5

   Tap the subordinate clause — the little wagon that can't go alone. 🚃

6. 6

   Which is the subordinate clause in this sentence: 'Sam laughed when the clown fell over.'?

7. 7

   Which word often starts a subordinate clause?