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 *An essential, or restrictive clause, is one that cannot be removed from a sentence without changing the meaning of the
- sentence.
+sentence.
      '''Ex.'''  ''Swimmers who practice'' everyday win at the competition.
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 *A time clause is a type of adverb clause and is introduced with conjunctions such as; when, after, before, as soon as,
- whenever, and while. A time clause is dependent.
+whenever, and while. A time clause is dependent.
      '''Ex.'''  as soon as we get to the theater
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 *A noun clause takes the place of a noun and answers the question "who" or "what". Noun clauses are introduced with words
- as such; that if, who, what, where, when, why, whom, how, whenever, wherever, whoever, or whatever. A noun clause is  dependent.
+as such; that if, who, what, where, when, why, whom, how, whenever, wherever, whoever, or whatever. A noun clause is  dependent.
      '''Ex.'''  what I decided to bring
 *An adverb clause takes place of an adverb and answers questions such as "when", "where", "why", or "under what
- circumstances. An adverb clause is introduced with subordinate conjunctions such as; when, where, like, such as, since,
+circumstances. An adverb clause is introduced with subordinate conjunctions such as; when, where, like, such as, since,
- or after. An adverb clause is dependent.
+or after. An adverb clause is dependent.
      '''Ex.'''  where the cars were parking