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The above is an example of a complex sentence.
I understand that "while you can" is a subordinating clause but I'm not sure about the independent clause
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Leave while you can . The main or matrix clause (your independent clause) is the sentence as a whole. I take "while" to be a preposition, and thus "while you can" a PP.
- Leave while you can .
- The main or matrix clause (your independent clause) is the sentence as a whole.
- I take "while" to be a preposition, and thus "while you can" a PP.
- But for those who take it as a subordinator (subordinating conjunction) "while you can" is a subordinate clause.
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Leave while you can.
The main or matrix clause (your independent clause) is the sentence as a whole.
I take "while" to be a preposition, and thus "while you can" a PP. But for those who take it as a subordinator (subordinating conjunction) "while you can" is a subordinate clause.
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