What is an independent clause?
Dependent and Independent Clauses

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An independent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a complete sentence. It has a subject and a verb.
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What is a dependent clause?
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A dependent clause is a group of words that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. It has a subject and a verb but starts with a subordinating conjunction.
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What is a subordinating conjunction?
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A subordinating conjunction is a word that connects a dependent clause to an independent clause. Examples include because, although, and since.
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What type of sentence contains only one independent clause?
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A simple sentence.
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What type of sentence contains two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction?
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A compound sentence.
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What type of sentence has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause?
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A complex sentence.
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What is a complex-compound sentence?
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A complex-compound sentence has at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
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