A clause that does not make sense without another clause is known as a dependent or subordinate clause. For example, in the sentence "Although it was raining," the clause "Although it was raining" is incomplete and requires an independent clause to provide context, such as "Although it was raining, we decided to go for a walk." Without the independent clause, the meaning remains unclear.
A clause that does not make sense without the presence of another clause is called a dependent clause.
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A clause that doesn't make sense without the presence of another element is known as a dependent or subordinate clause. For example, in the sentence "Although she was tired," the clause "Although she was tired" cannot stand alone and requires an independent clause, such as "she decided to go for a run," to provide complete meaning. Without the accompanying independent clause, the thought remains incomplete and unclear.
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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.
Yes, a clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb. It does need to make sense within the context of a sentence to convey a complete thought.
The sentence "I went to the store" is an example of a main clause ("I went to the store") that can stand alone. Adding a dependent clause, such as "after work," would give additional context and complete the meaning of the sentence: "I went to the store after work."
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.
That is a dependent clause, which cannot stand alone as a complete sentence because it relies on an independent clause to make sense.