How to parse. ...

Par. 250.]

OF SENTENCES.

159

when preceded by its Conjunction, it cannot generally
stand as a Sentence by itself. You cannot write:
"He made all possible haste. Because he was afraid
of being late."
N.B. All Sub-ordinate Sentences, when preceded
by their Conjunctions, or introduced by their Relative
Pronouns, become either:.(1) Noun- Clauses:
" That he was guilty is certain."
(2) Or, Adjective Clauses or Sentences:1
L' The boy that cleans the boots."
(3) Or, Adverb Clauses:
" I will come when I can."
250 6. The Complex Sentence. — The whole sentence formed by the combination of the Principal and
Sub-ordinate Sentences is called a Complex Sentence.
Now construct " Complex Sentences " using:
1. Noun Phrases or Clauses for Subjects, &c.
2. Adjective Phrases or Clauses to
qualify the Noun Phrases.
I It may be said that the italicized words are a Sentence not a
Clause. Taken by themselves, if "that " be regarded as Demonstrative, they undoubtedly constitute a Sentence: hut, when attached to a Principal Sentence, they cease to make a statement, and
therefore cease, strictly speaking, to be a Sentence. See Par. 239.