A subordinate clause—also called a dependent clause—will begin with at subordinate conjuction or a relative pronoun and will contain both a subject and a verb. Also, if a verb follows to, it is called an infinitive phrase and is not the main verb. You will find the main verb either before or after the infinitive phrase.
Well, what that means is beyond me and fortunately most of us can get by without having to understand it. It does however give a glimpse on how complex English is. Not only complex, but also vast. The average language has about 50,000 words in its vocabulary compared to English at around a million. Regardless, people across the world are taking the initiative to learn English. In fact in many countries people aren’t considered fully educated unless they speak two or more languages. And it makes sense, considering the globalization that is taking place.
Except, being the melting pot that it is, the U.S. somehow forgot about its brewing stew and remains as a monolingual capital of the world. Why? Perhaps the geography of the land and a little arrogance. Vast oceans separate the U.S. from any other country on either of its coasts. Southern folks do tend to speak more Spanish due to Mexican influences but that quickly fades the further north you go and the same applies to Florida due to its proximity to the Caribbean. To the north, well Canada is just nice and quiet, but right above us, so we should just do all we can to keep them nice and quiet. (Last week’s Olympic hockey game is a good example.) As far as the arrogance goes, yeah, English dominates the business world. So why not just kick it back while the rest of the world learns it. Well, that worked for a while, but times are changing and doing so at phenomenal speeds. The goods in the melting pot have brewed long enough. It’s time to start dishing them out and nourish our culture a bit more. ¿No creen?
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