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An independent clause is a simple sentence that is correct by itself.
Examples:
I ride the bus.
He wrote a story.
A dependent clause is not correct by itself and is usually attached to an independent clause.
Example:
Although I was sick, I went swimming. (The part before the comma is the dependent clause and the part after is the independent clause because it can be a sentence on it's own.)
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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.
What are the parts of a complex sentence structure?
It is a complex sentence if it have "Dependent Clause" and "Independent Clause".
A sectence that consisted of an independent clause plus one or more dependent clauses is?
You have described a "complex" sentence. - Simple sentence = An independent clause. - Compound sentence = Two independent clauses joined with a conjunction. - Complex sentence = An independent clause plus one or more dependent clauses.
What is a complex compound sentence?
It is a sentence with more than one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.In grammar, a compound complex sentence is made up of two independent clauses as well as at least one dependent clause. An independent clause can stand alone, while a dependent clause cannot, since it is not a complete sentence.
What are dependent clauses?
A dependent clause is a clause (subject and predicate) that cannot form a sentence by itself. An example would be: "When I went to the store" --this clause has a subject and verb, but the word "when" makes it dependent on more information. Another example would be "Although she felt sad"--it needs another clause to make it a complete sentence.
Is a dependent clause without an attached independent clause considered a sentence fragment?
Yes, it is. That is why it is called "a dependent clause." It is dependent upon the independent clause.
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 are some examples of independent and dependent clause?
Independent clause: "I went to the store." Dependent clause: "Because it was raining."
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 kind of sentence has one independent and one dependent clause?
That would be a complex sentence.
What kind of clause contains a subject and a predicate?
It can be an independent clause or a dependent clause. It is an independent clause if does not have a word at the beginning like "but" or "because". If there is a word like this at the beginning of the clause, it is a dependent clause.
What is the independent and dependent clause in this sentence Our sales increased when we lowered our prices.?
The independent clause is lowered our prices. The dependent clause is sales increased.
Can a subordinate conjunction make an independent clause into a dependent clause?
This question is somewhat ambiguously phrased, because independent and dependent clauses are mutually exclusive categories, and a clause that is introduced by a subordinate conjunction is not independent by definition. However, substituting a coordinating conjunction in a independent clause by a subordinate conjunction can convert an initially independent clause into a dependent clause.
What are examples of an independent clause and a dependent clause?
Independent: She rode the bus home. Dependent: Although she rode the bus home
What clause must always be combined with an independent clause?
A dependent clause.
What is a dependent and an inpendent clause?
Dependent clause is one that is dependent on other part. Independent clause always works alone by itself.
But then he moved independent or dependent clause?
"He moved" is the independent clause because it can stand alone as a complete sentence. "But then" is a subordinating conjunction that introduces the dependent clause which adds more information about the action in the independent clause.
