Phrases & Clauses

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What is an independent clause?

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A complete thought that can stand by itself as a sentence.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A complete thought that can't stand by itself as a sentence.

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What is a phrase?

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A group of words that does not contain a subject-verb pair and does not express a complete thought.

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What is a subordinate clause?

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A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence and is dependent on an independent clause.

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Example of an independent clause.

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I got so tired.

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Example of a dependent clause.

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Because I was afraid.

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Example of a phrase.

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The cat's meow.

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What is the difference between an independent clause and a dependent clause?

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An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence, while a dependent clause cannot.

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What is a complex sentence?

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A sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction.