Ways of subordinating minor ideas It is a general practice to put the main idea in the main clause and the minor in a dependent clause There are various ways of subordinating minor ideas, which may be expressed by a finite or non-finite clause or by a verbless clause. e eg a As they were curious about their new neighbours, the Johnsons went and visited them at the first opportunity a Being curious about their new neighbours, the johnsons Curious about their new neighbours, the Johnsons a If the speaker wants to further minimize the importance of the minor idea, he can even put it in a phrase, chiefly a prepositional phrase eg With curiosity, the johnsons went and visited their new neighbours at the first opportunity◼ 1) Ways of subordinating minor ideas ◼ It is a general practice to put the main idea in the main clause and the minor in a dependent clause. There are various ways of subordinating minor ideas, which may be expressed by a finite or non-finite clause or by a verbless clause, eg: ◼ As they were curious about their new neighbours, the Johnsons went and visited them at the first opportunity. ◼ Being curious about their new neighbours, the Johnsons… ◼ Curious about their new neighbours, the Johnsons… ◼ If the speaker wants to further minimize the importance of the minor idea, he can even put it in a phrase, chiefly a prepositional phrase, eg: ◼ With curiosity, the Johnsons went and visited their new neighbours at the first opportunity