dependent clause

What: "We talked about sentences being made up of subjects, verbs, and sometimes completers. If all three of those parts make a complete thought, we call that an independent clause. This is just a fancy term for "complete sentence." Think of this independent clause as your train engine. On the other hand, a dependent clause doesn't express a complete thought. Rather, a dependent clause is like a railway car that hasn't been connected to your train engine. Dependent clauses can "connect" to sentences in three places: at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end of the sentence."

Writer: Angela Gulick

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Date: Oct 9 2013 1:23 PM

What: "If an independent clause is like an adult, then a dependent clause is like a baby. If you leave a baby alone in the world, it will die. A dependent clause is like this. Even if you put a capital letter at the beginning and a period at the end of a dependent clause, it will never be a sentence. In fact, it "

Writer: mleek

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Date: Oct 9 2013 1:15 PM

What: "The independent clause is like your oldest son and can stand alone. The subordinate clause is like your dog and depends on just about everybody to make his life meaningful."

Writer: Natalie Harwood

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Date: Oct 9 2013 1:17 PM

What: "Although each of the dependent clauses shown on the first chart in this section has a subject and a verb, it does not express a complete thought. As a result, it cannot stand alone. A dependent clause is like a child; it's unable to support itself but able to cause a lot of problems if crossed."

Writer: Laurie E. Rozakis, Ph.D

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Date: Oct 9 2013 3:01 PM