subordinate clause: containing both a subject and a verb, but unlike the independent clause,
unable to stand alone; it does not express a complete thought. Easily
recognized key words and phrases usually begin these clauses-- for
example: although, because, unless, if, even though, since, as soon as,
while, who, when, where, how, which, and that
"They took Boggs to a little drug store, the crowd pressing around, just the same, and the whole town following, and I rushed and got a good place at the window, where I was close to him and could see in."
-Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
The subordinate clause here is "the crowd pressing around." The subject is "the crowd" and the verb, "pressing." However, it is not a complete sentence because of the verb tense. Twain includes this subordinate clause to help the reader visualize and experience the scene. Twain wants the reader to feel what is happening and experience what is happening, not just observe what is happening.
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