However, the implied connections between clauses that are juxtaposed can be just as significant. The inequalities between hypotactic clauses are evident both grammatically and semantically. The subordinate structure takes on the grammatical function of subject, object, complement, or adverbial in the main clause. The subordinate clause is overtly marked as a subordinate structure, often with a subordinator like if , since , that , when , whatever , while , who , whoever , etc. S ubordinate clauses can be further subcategorized by their form and function.
Subordinate clauses take the form of either 'full' clauses or 'reduced' clauses.
F ull subordinate clauses often exhibit an overt subordinator, and the grammatical functions we discussed earlier for constituents at the clause rank, like subject, object, complement, or adverbial. I know that you lied. A subordinate clause functioning as complement Liz can be whatever she wants to be. The adverbial subordinate clause further subdivided into its functional constituents Since we can't go you can have the tickets. Subordinator Subject Verb Subordinate Clause Adverbial Subject Verb Object Main Clause R educed subordinate clauses are missing many or most of those constituents, usually the subordinator, the subject, and the finite part of the verb.