A clause that does not make sense without the presence of another clause is called a dependent clause.
A subordinate, or 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.
A clause used as the subject of a verb is called a
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An 'adverb clause' is a subordinate clause that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. It tells when, where, how, to what extent or under what conditions.
the clause that couldn't stand on its own is called: Dependent clause or Subordinating clause. example: before you leave for work today. another would be: After the long exhausting day. These two examples may contain a subject and a verb (you - subject and leave - verb [for the first example]) but this group of words is dependent clause because this group of words does not express a complete thought and it needs to be attached to a main clause or a independent clause. By the way, a clause that could stand on its own is called a main clause or an idependent clause. An example of which is "I slept for three hours." This in fact is an independent clause or a simple sentence. but if you attach the dependent clause - "After a long exhausting day." you will have a sentence that looks like this: After the long exhausting day, I slept for three hours. (this now becomes a complex sentence. It is a combination of an independent clause and a dependent clause in one sentence.
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The Elastic Clause
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Yes, it is. That is why it is called "a dependent clause." It is dependent upon the independent clause.
main clause; independent clause
An independent clause can function as a complete sentence because it expresses a complete thought with a subject and a predicate. It does not rely on another clause to convey a clear meaning.
Another term for a dependent clause is a subordinate clause. It is a clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and is dependent on another clause to provide context and meaning.
An insubordinate clause is just another word for an Independent clause. A subordinate clause is just another word for a Dependent clause. An Independent clause is a sentence that can stand by itself and a dependent clause can't stand by itself.
The Elastic Clause
It is called Elastic Clause because it can be stretched like elastic.