Independent and Dependent Clauses Independent and Dependent

The Sentence The INDEPENDENT CLAUSE has a subject and a verb It expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence EXAMPLE The players gathered in the middle of the field before the game began.

WHERE can you see THE INDEPENDENT Clause? You will find the independent clause in the following types of sentences: The SIMPLE SENTENCE The COMPOUND SENTENCE

The dependent Clause The dependent clause contains a subject and a verb It does not present a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence EXAMPLE The players gathered in the middle of the field before the game began.

Where can you see the dependent clause? You will see the DEPENDENT CLAUSE in the following sentences: The COMPLEX SENTENCE The COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE

Never, never, NEVER. . . Try to pass a dependent clause as a sentence: Because the teacher told us to study every night. Always attach it to an independent clause: Because the teacher told us to study every night, I have set aside twenty extra minutes to go over my notes.