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Subordinate (dependent) clause – doesn’t express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence. Sandy likes to read mysteries because she wants to be a detective.
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0000010231 00000 n <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S>> A sentence can be A subject is typically a noun—the person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about.
An independent, or coordinate, clause is a clause that expresses a complete thought and can stand alone. 0000002365 00000 n 0000001848 00000 n 0000008156 00000 n 0000007632 00000 n (For more information, see the Sentence Structure Basics handout.) 0000002937 00000 n Each sentence has both, and independent clause and a dependent clause. I'll take a walk because the weather is beautiful. 0000003357 00000 n <> 0000003111 00000 n %PDF-1.5
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6 0 obj <> endobj xref 6 34 0000000016 00000 n Dependent clauses, in case you are unaware, are groups of words containing a subject and verb, but which do not express a complete thought. Examples: Since the cat is meowing, the dog is barking.