The writer was of the opinion that a number of readers may not know the difference between independent and dependent clauses, hence, discussing it here would be of immense help to many.

Last week, we started discussing the differences ... A clause that cannot stand alone does not have a sentence’s status. Such is a subordinate or dependent clause which needs an independent ...

The writer was of the opinion that a number of readers may not know the difference between independent and dependent clauses, hence, discussing it here would be of immense help to many.

it is called an independent clause. On the other hand, the one that cannot stand alone as a sentence, though it also has a subject and a verb, is a dependent clause. See more examples: ...