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A clause that does not make sense without the presence of another clause is called a dependent clause.
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Subordinate clauseA subordinate (or dependent) clause is a clause that needs another clause. Unlike independent clauses it cannot stand alone. The word because is usually a good indicator of a subordinate clause.
Take the sentence, "I'm going home because I am tired." There are two clauses: "I'm going home" is an independent clause, because it would make sense to say it without the other clause. "Because I am tired" is a subordinate (or dependent) clause. It wold not make sense to say it unless either you also said the independent clause, or somehow the connection was obvious, as if someone had just asked you why you are going home.
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.
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.
A phrase is a group of words that doesn't make sense eg - with the white spot.A clause is a group of words with a verb eg She began talking
No because the trick to get the answer to whether it is a main or subordination clause, you have to say it by itself to see if it makes sense when it is on its own. If it doesn't make sendlse then it is a subordination clause and if it does then it is a main clause.