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What is a clause that needs another clause to make sense?
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.
Which sentence type includes both a subordinate clause and an independent clause?
The sentence type that includes both a subordinate clause and an independent clause would be a complex sentence. You would need to insert a conjunction to separate the two clauses for the sentence to be grammatically correct.
What is a single clause that stands by itself?
A simple sentence
How do you determine a main clause and subordinate clause in one sentence?
Subordinate and independent clauses can be use in the following sentence: As it is quite cloudy today, we may have a downpour. In the sentence, 'As it is quite cloudy today' is a subordinate clause as it cannot stand alone, and 'we may have a downpour' is an independent clause which can stand on its own.
What is the definition of adverbial clauses of proportion?
main verb in the independent clause. Adverbial clauses always start with a subordinating conjunction and must connect to an independent clause to make sense. For example: Even if I take the train, I still might be late to my appointment
This consists of one independent clause with one or more subordinate clauses?
Complex SentenceProof?when what is a complex sentence google itself defined it as:A sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses.that is your answer but it doesn't mention an independent clause this is because all sentences have an independent clause since the subordinate(dependent) clauses need something to depend on especially when it is only one subordinate clause. So it has one independent clause with one or more subordinate clause or clauses.
What is the difference between an indepent clause and a depent claues?
Commas are used differently when a clause is an independent clauses or if the clause is a dependent/subordinate clauses.
Does a coordinating conjunction introduce a subordinate clause?
No... Subordinate conjunctions (i.e. if, because, although, while, when, et cetera) begin subordinate clauses, at least when those subordinate clauses function as adverbs...
What are subordinate and insubordinate clauses?
An Independent clause is independent or main clause expresses a complete thought and can stand by itself as a sentence. An Subordinate clause is a subordinate (or dependent) clause does not express a complete thought and cannot stand by itself as a complete sentence.
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.
Is a comma needed when a subordinate clause follows an independent clause?
Not necessarily. For example: I was walking down the street when I saw a man who needed help. Three clauses, no commas.
A Subordinating conjunction is a word that joins two independent clauses?
Actually, a subordinating conjunction is a word that joins a dependent clause to an independent clause. It shows the relationship between the two clauses and makes the dependent clause subordinate to the independent clause.
What is a clause that needs another clause to make sense?
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.
Does a complex sentences has a subordinate clause?
Yes, a complex sentence contains at least one subordinate clause, which cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. This subordinate clause is connected to an independent clause, adding additional information or context. The combination of the independent and subordinate clauses creates a more nuanced meaning in the sentence.
What statements about subordinate clause is false?
One false statement about subordinate clauses is that they always function as independent sentences on their own. Another false statement is that they are always placed at the beginning of a sentence. Subordinate clauses can also come after the main clause in a sentence.
What is Compound complex sentence with a semicolon separating the independent clauses with an adjective subordinate clause?
a timer
Is this sentence a run on the house was owned by the mayor?
It can't be a run-on. It's a single independent clause. Sentences can have 2 independent clauses or subordinate clauses too.
