What is an independent clause?
Dependent & Independent Clauses

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An independent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence. It contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.
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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 sentence. It contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought.
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Example of an independent clause.
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She made brownies for our class.
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Example of a dependent clause.
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Because I practice a lot.
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What is the function of a dependent clause in a sentence?
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A dependent clause adds additional information to the independent clause but cannot stand alone.
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Identify the independent clause: 'Although it was raining, we went for a walk.'
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We went for a walk.
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Identify the dependent clause: 'Although it was raining, we went for a walk.'
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Although it was raining.
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