Relative clauses do not make sense on their own and therefore need independent clauses to form sentences. Noun clauses are basically dependent clauses that function like nouns in sentences.

A dependent clause cannot stand alone, though they often contain both a subject and a verb. Where independent clauses express complete thoughts, dependent clauses do not, and left on their own, ...

A clause that cannot stand alone does not have a sentence’s status. Such is a subordinate or dependent clause which needs an independent clause to make a complete thought.

An independent clause is basically a complete sentence; it can stand on its own and make sense. An independent clause consists of a subject (e.g. “the dog”) and a verb (e.g. “barked”) creating a ...

As I tell my college freshman in discussing dependent clauses, we call the dependent clauses because they “depend” on the independent clause in order to achieve grammatical correctness. At the same ...

Commas are needed before coordinating conjunctions, after dependent clauses (when they precede independent clauses), and to set off appositives. The Oxford comma reduces ambiguity in lists.

The Second Amendment consists of two clauses: the first, "A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state," is a dependent clause. That is, it is not a complete sentence ...

Relative clauses do not make sense on their own and therefore need independent clauses to form sentences. Noun clauses are basically dependent clauses that function like nouns in sentences.

A clause that cannot stand alone does not have a sentence’s status. Such is a subordinate or dependent clause which needs an independent clause to make a complete thought.

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: Independent clauses ...