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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
What is the Difference Between an Independent and a Subordinate Clause?
What is the Difference Between an Independent and a Subordinate Clause?
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Hi, A simple answer is this. An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence. A subordinate clause can't.
- Hi, A simple answer is this.
- An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence.
- A subordinate clause can't.
- Consider 'Tom has a car that he wants to sell'.
- 'Tom has a car ' can be an independent sentence.
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Hi,
A simple answer is this.
An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence. A subordinate clause can't.
Consider 'Tom has a car that he wants to sell'.
'Tom has a car' can be an independent sentence.
'That he wants to sell' can't be an independent sentence. It's a subordinate clause.
Best wishes, Cl
A simple answer is this.
An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence. A subordinate clause can't.
Consider 'Tom has a car that he wants to sell'.
'Tom has a car' can be an independent sentence.
'That he wants to sell' can't be an independent sentence. It's a subordinate clause.
Best wishes, Cl
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CliveHi,
A simple answer is this.
An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence. A subordinate clause can't.
Consider 'Tom has a car that he wants to sell'.
'Tom has a car' can be an independent sentence.
'That he wants to sell' can't be an independent sentence. It's a subordinate clause.
Best wishes,
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Hi,
I don't, but I'm sure lots of people do.
I've seen sentence analyses here that boggle my mind.
Clive
I don't, but I'm sure lots of people do.
I've seen sentence analyses here that boggle my mind.
Clive
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CliveHi,I'm sure your mind isn't nearly as easily boggled as mine. That's why I asked you the question.
I don't, but I'm sure lots of people do.
I've seen sentence analyses here that boggle my mind.
Clive
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An independent clause expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence. A dependent clause has a subject and a verb, but it does not express a complete thought.
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Hi,
I agree with you that, as I said earlier, an independent clause can stand as a complete sentence.
However, I have some reservations about saying that 'it expresses a complete thought'. I don't know about you, but my thoughts tend to be all mixed up with one another, and I'm not sure where one ends and another starts.
I agree with you that, as I said earlier, an independent clause can stand as a complete sentence.
However, I have some reservations about saying that 'it expresses a complete thought'. I don't know about you, but my thoughts tend to be all mixed up with one another, and I'm not sure where one ends and another starts.
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AnonymousWhat is the Difference Between an Independent and a Subordinate Clause?idkr
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Hi,
In what way did the previous discussion not answer your question?
Clive
In what way did the previous discussion not answer your question?
Clive
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