Question

Identify the subordinate clause in the sentence.

A.All of the eighth graders enjoyed soccer
B.enjoyed soccer
C.to play baseball
D.whereas Gordon preferred to play baseball

Answer 1

the answer is Whereas Gordon preferred to play baseball

Answer 2

The subordinate clause in the sentence is option D: whereas Gordon preferred to play baseball.

A subordinaye clause is one which do not form a complete sentence, it depends on the other part of the sentence to have a total sense.

A subordinate clause, also known as a dependent clause, will begin with a subordinate conjunction or a relative pronoun and will contain both a subject and a verb.

In this case the word whereas indicates that it is a subordinate clause since it is a subordinate conjunctions.