Using brackets and triangle diagrams analyze the subordinate Clauses in the following bracket sentences She said (that she wanted to see her mother) The teacher punished Joan (because she was late)?

1. She said [that she wanted to see her mother].
- Subordinate clause: [that she wanted to see her mother]

2. The teacher punished Joan [because she was late].
- Subordinate clause: [because she was late]

Sentence 1:

She said [that she wanted to see her mother]

- That-clause: a subordinate clause that functions as the object of the main verb "said"
- Bracket diagram: [Content clause]

Sentence 2:

The teacher punished Joan [because she was late]

- Because-clause: a subordinate clause that expresses the reason for the main action
- Triangle diagram:

```
/|\
/ | \
/ | \
/ | \
/ | \
V | V
[The teacher punished Joan] [because she was late]
```

- [ ] = main clause
- [ ] = subordinate clause
- Triangle = connecting word (because)