An independent clause consists of a subject (e.g. “the dog”) and a verb (e.g. “barked”) creating a complete thought. The dog barked. A dependent clause cannot stand alone even if it contains a subject ...

Complex sentences have at least one subordinate clause that adds more detail and information to the sentence. There are many different sentence types. The three main types of sentences are ...

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, ...

Complex sentences have at least one subordinate clause that adds more detail and information to the sentence. There are many different sentence types. The three main types of sentences are ...