We often use the past subjunctive in subordinate clauses that begin with as though, as if, and if, as well as with the verb wish.

我们经常在句使用过去虚拟语气，句以 as though，as if，and if 还有 wish 开头。

Commas are used after introductory words, clauses, or phrases to set them apart from the main sentence.

逗号也可以用在引导词、句和短语之，来把它们和主句区分。

This is the embedding of smaller units inside bigger ones: a subordinate clause is a kind of recursion, embedding a sentence in a bigger one.

一个句是一种递归，把一个句子嵌入更大的句子。

So here she says when I wear special Indian clothes, it makes me happy because it's a festival, I have been celebrating since I was a kid clause, clause, clause, like four or five clauses together, that is wonderful complex grammar.

她说，当我穿上特殊的印度服装时，我很高兴，因为这是一个节日，我小就在庆祝，句，句，句，四到五个句，这是很棒的复杂语法。

Note that a dependent clause, that learning grammar is important, appears in the predicate.

注意，谓语出现了一个句，即" that learning grammar is important" 。

Adverb clauses are dependent clauses and need an independent clause to make a complete sentence.

状语句是句，需要一个主句来构成完整的句子。

You can learn more about noun clauses on earlier Everyday Grammar programs.

有关名词性句的更多内容，你可以通过早期的《每日语法》节目了解。

A clause is a group of words that has a subject and a verb.

句是指有主语和动词的词组。

The second clause, than I am, is dependent.

第二个句，比我，是属的。

How do other verbs other than " BE" work with " THAT" clauses?

除了“BE”之外的其他动词如何与“THAT”句一起使用呢？

Everything within the sentence until there is a comma or phrase or a clause.

句子的所有内容都挤在了一起，直到有逗号，短语或句。

We can join them together with a coordinating clause.

我们可以用一个句把它们连在一起。

This is actually the sub clause-okay? -because the sentence would make sense without it there.

实际上这是个句—懂了吗？—因为如果没有它，这个句子就变成别的含义了。

We use a present tense in the if clause.

我们在 if 句使用现在时。

Sometimes likely is followed by a 'that clause' and 'will'.

有时“likely”后面会接 that 句和 will。

We follow " say" immediately with a noun clause.

我们在 say 后面紧接名词句。

This is where we come to adjective clauses, also called relative clauses.

这就是我们要讲的形容词句，也叫关系句。

Now all right let's talk about this for a minute because we're talking about a present condition right but we're using the past simple tense in the 'if' clause but that's not a real past right.

让我们再谈一分钟，因为我们在谈论当前的条件，但是我们在“if”句使用的是过去式，但这不是真实的过去。

Like with the question " when do you usually go on holidays" , and she starts with the dependent clause, " since I am a student, I usually go on holidays during the weekends and during vacations."

比如“你通常什么时候去度假”这个问题，她以属句开始，“因为我是一个学生，我通常在周末和假期去度假。”

If it is correct, how can we understand the following rule: As a general rule, you should use " while" in a clause with a continuous action, using a verb in a continuous tense.

如果正确，那该如何理解下面的规则：作为一般规则，while在句表示连续的动作，动词要用进行时态。