Words to Know When Identifying Clauses
 

This list of words is useful with the one-page clause markup.
 
 
1.  Prepositions
about   above   across  after  against   along   among   around  as   at   before   behind  
 
below   beneath   beside   between   beyond   by   concerning   despite   down   during    
 
except   excepting   for   from   in   inside   into   like   near   of   off   on   onto   out  
 
outside   over   past   regarding   since   through   throughout   to   toward   under  
 
underneath   unlike   until   up   upon   with   within   without 
 
 
2.  Words that make clauses dependent
 
Subordinating Conjunctions
after   although   as    as if    as soon as    as though    because   before   even if  
 
even though    if    in order that    in that    no matter how    once   since    so that    than  
 
that   though   unless   until   when   whenever   where   wherever   while
 
Relative Pronouns
that    which    where   when   why    
 
and the "who" family:    who    whom    whoever    whomever    whose
 
 
3.  Words that do not make clauses dependent
 
Coordinating Conjunctions (the "FANBOYS")
for    and    nor    but    or    yet    so
 
Conjunctive Adverbs (adverbs with a connecting function)
accordingly   also   anyway   besides   certainly   consequently   conversely   finally  
 
furthermore   hence   however   incidentally   indeed   instead   likewise   meanwhile     
 
moreover   nevertheless   next   nonetheless   otherwise   similarly   specifically   still  
 
subsequently   then   therefore   thus
 

 

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