Every Christmas, Mrs. Santa Claus hosts a cozy tea for the elves to celebrate their hard work.

The linguistics professor compared the distribution of matrix clauses across different dialects during the seminar.

Writers often use relative clauses to add descriptive detail to a noun without creating a separate sentence.

The freight manager claused the container before noon, so it left port in the afternoon.

She hesitated to accept the claused agreement until a lawyer explained each provision.

Writers should be careful how they use subordinate clauses to avoid ambiguity.

In the grammar workbook, underline the that clause and explain how it functions in the sentence.

Many students struggle to identify that clauses in complex sentences.

In her essay, the student identified several dependent clauses that needed punctuation changes.

In her essay, the student separated the supporting evidence into distinct main clauses to make the argument clearer.