An independent clause (or main clause) can be defined as a clause that can stand by itself, also known as a simple sentence. An independent clause contains a subject and a predicate ; it makes sense by itself. Independent clauses can be joined by using a semicolon or a coordinating conjunction such as for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
The term 'independent variable' is a noun phrase; the adjective 'independent' describes the noun 'variable'.
Normally the phrase would be "independent from", and list the object. The phrase "independent of" has limited use compared to the adverb form "independently of".Example : "The city's funds were independent fromthose of the county."Example : "The voltage from a carbon battery is independent of it's size."
independent clause.
An independent phrase is a group of words made up of a sbject (noun) and a predicate (verb). An independent phase can sand alone as a simple sentance, unlike a dependant phrase. By itself a independant clause is also called a simple sentence
We used 3 kinds of soaps in the experiment, which each was an independent variable.
I would use the phrase "was independent" as an opposite to "depended."
The phrase "But then he moved" is a dependent clause. This phrase is dependent on the first part of the sentence and could not be a sentence alone.
Independent : Hour Dependent: Money.
An independent expression, often lacking an antecedent, attached to a sentence as a prepositional phrase. For example, "in any case, I wouldn't care." (Coincidentally, "for example," as used in the previous sentence, is an elliptical phrase.
To be an idependent clause a phrase would need a conjugated verb. i.e "a bushel of apples to take home" is a phrase. "I need a bushel of apples to take home" is a complete sentence.
Appositives
The opposite of a sentence phrase or subordinate can be a main clause or an independent clause. These are complete thoughts or ideas that can stand alone as a sentence.