http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aSemicolons+tag%3aSubjunctives&tag=Semicolons,Subjunctives&orTags=0Search results for 'tag:Semicolons tag:Subjunctives' matching tags 'Semicolons' and 'Subjunctives'en-USCSMOD (Build: 3161.22795)http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsingSubjunctiveIndependentClause/wmrz/post.htm#42777Wed, 18 Aug 2004 19:14:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:42777anon1<BLOCKQUOTE><table width="85%"><tr><td class="quoteTable"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="100%" valign="top" class="txt4">I need to know if the subjunctive ‘though’ creates a dependant clause. Is the clause, “Though the car always starts for her,” a sentence or is it a fragment? <br />In other words, which of the following are correct? <br /> <br />a. Most people consider Jill’s car unreliable. Though the car always starts for her. <br />b. Most people consider Jill’s car unreliable; though the car always starts for her. <br />c. Most people consider Jill’s car unreliable; though, the car always starts for her. <br />d. Most people consider Jill’s car unreliable, though the car always starts for her. </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE> <br /> <br /><STRONG>Though the car always starts for her,</STRONG> is a subordinate clause. <br /> <br />A. Wrong. Part II is incomplete as you only have a subordinate clause. <br /> <br />B. Wrong. The semicolon acts to join two independent clauses. We know that Part II is only a subordinate clause. <br /> <br />C. Tough call (Where are you CalifJim?). I'd say "though" here is used as an adverb, not as a conjunction. So what you really have is the following: <br /> <br />1. Sentence 1: Most people consider Jill's car unreliable. Okay. <br />2. Sentence 2: Though, the car always starts for her. (I think this is okay) <br /> <br />So joining them with a semicolon might be okay. But to be honest, this construction strikes me as odd as I don't see "though" used as shown in Sentence C very often, if at all. <br /> <br />But if you changed Sentence C to the following: <br /> <br />3. Most people consider Jill’s car unreliable; however, the car always starts for her. <br /> <br />Sentence 3 is okay. <br /> <br />Let's say the jury is out on Sentence C. Wait for Mister Macawber or CalifJim to voice an opinion. <br /> <br />D. Okay. Part I is the independent clause, and Part II is the subordinate clause. <br /> <br />You can see a list of common subordinating conjunctions <a href="http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/conjunctions.htm" target="_blank" title="http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/conjunctions.htm">here at Conjunctions</a>. <br /> <br />I hope this helps answer most of your question. Again, I encourage you to wait for CalifJim or Mister Macawber to provide their opinions on Sentence C. <br /> <br />MountainHiker <br /> <br />For my own reference: <br />Keywords: subordinate clause, independent clause, conjunction,