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A sentence has a subject and a verb. It is a complete thought and can stand on it's own.
A clause is not a complete thought. It is missing a subject or verb. It cannot stand on it's own.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoEx: What happened was, she fell on the steep hill.
the independent clause is she fell on the steep hill because it can stand alone without what happened was, which would be the dependant clause.
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∙ 15y agoYes a sentence can have more than one clause. Such as and independent and dependent clauses. A dependent clause cannot stand alone without an independent clause to support it. An independent clause can stand alone hence the names dependent and independent.
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∙ 12y agoAn independent clause can stand on its own.
Ex: She runs every morning.
But a subordinate clause cannot.
Ex: Since she is concerned about her health, she runs every morning.
In the above case, "Since she is concerned about her health" is the subordinate clause because it does not make sense without "she runs every morning."
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∙ 10y agoclause can be sentence if it give complete meaning
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∙ 13y agoAny Independent clause can be used as a sentence, but Subordinate clauses must be joined with Independent clauses to make a sentence.
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∙ 15y agoA complete sentence contains at least one independent clause. It may have more than one independent clause, and it may also have any number of dependent clauses.
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Which is the definition of a complex sentence?
A complex sentence is a sentence that contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause. The independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence, while the dependent clause relies on the independent clause to make sense.
What is the difference between a clause and an independent clause?
A clause can not stand alone in a sentence, whereas an independent clause can stand alone in a sentence.
An example of an independent clause?
An independent clause is a sentence that can stand on its own.
Is an independent sentence a clause?
no, its a sentence.
What does subordinate independent clause mean?
I think you can't have a subordinate independent clause. A subordinate clause is a clause which is dependant on another clause it can't stand alone as a sentence. An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence.
What is the independent clause in the following sentence although it was raining you played tennis anyway?
"You played tennis anyway" is the independent clause; "although it was raining" is the dependent clause. An independent clause can stand on its own as a sentence, but a dependent clause cannot be a sentence.
Which one cannot stand alone as a sentence independent clause or independent clause?
Only an independent clause can stand independently. A dependent clause is dependent on an independent clause.
What is a indepentdent clause?
An independent clause is a complete sentence that can stand on its own. A sentence must have a subject and a predicate in order to be considered an independent clause.
What is a clause in a complex sentence?
It have 2 clauses in Complex sentence. It is Dependent clause and Independent clause
An independent clause can also be called a?
An independent clause can also be called a simple sentence.
How do I make a complex sentence?
A complex sentence is a sentence consisting of an independent clause and a subordinating clause.
What consists of one independent clause with one?
One independent clause + dependent clause= complex sentence Two independent clauses = compound sentence Two or more independent clauses + two or more dependent clauses = compound-complex sentence
