Clauses and Sentence Structure

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Subject: English

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Unit 3: Clauses and Sentence Structure

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Week 3 syllabus map

1. Lecture 1: Sentence, Clause, and Complex Sentences
2. AQ3.1: Activity Questions 1
3. Lecture 2: Describing Clauses and Sentences
4. AQ3.2: Activity Questions 2
5. Lecture 3: Illustrating Clauses and Sentences
6. AQ3.3: Activity Questions 3
7. Lecture 4: Adjectival (Relative) Clause
8. Lecture 5: Required and Optional Elements (Complements and Adjuncts)

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How to use this week

• Read one lecture page, then solve its activity page immediately.
• Mark confusing terms: main clause, subordinate clause, relative pronoun, complement, adjunct.
• Practice sentence analysis by underlining clause boundaries.

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Exam hints and traps

• A sentence can have one clause or many clauses.
• Every clause has a subject-predicate structure.
• Do not confuse “long sentence” with “complex sentence”.
• Relative clauses modify nouns, not verbs.
• Complements are required; adjuncts are optional.