Remember that a dependent clause always contains a subject and a verb, but it cannot stand by itself. 1  Adverb clauses provide information about what is going on in the main (independent) clause: where, when, or why. 2  Adjective clauses work like multi-word adjectives. 3  Noun clauses can do anything that nouns can do.
An alternate juror is a spare, not unlike the spare tire for your car that rides along with you wherever you drive but is only used if one of your regular tires fails. Similarly, an alternate juror sits and listens to evidence just like the other jurors but only deliberates and votes if one of the sitting jury members is unable to serve.
Professional persons such as judicial and government officials, lawyers, ministers, and medical personnel may be exempted by statute from jury service. As a general rule, a group of local officials acting within the statutory framework select the persons who will make up the array. (Jury), noun body of jurors, good men and true, jurors, jurymen, panel, trier, trier of the facts. Associated concepts: challenge to the array, jury panel, venire.