She bought sugar. (A clause, a sentence) Three of the guys have gone. (A clause, a sentence.) Note that the sentences here are called simple sentences because each consists of a single independent ...

Every sentence must have an independent clause. The clause is called independent when it includes a subject, a verb, and other words which express a complete thought together. Many sentences may ...

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, ...

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. Nouns ...

Most mistakes occur when joining two independent clauses when using a comma (sometimes called comma splicing) or no punctuation (called a run-on sentence). An example of comma splicing : ‘Jenny ...

She bought sugar. (A clause, a sentence) Three of the guys have gone. (A clause, a sentence.) Note that the sentences here are called simple sentences because each consists of a single independent ...

When a clause can stand alone as a sentence and forms a complete thought, it is called an independent clause. On the other hand, the one that cannot stand alone as a sentence, though it also has a ...

Most mistakes occur when joining two independent clauses when using a comma (sometimes called comma splicing) or no punctuation (called a run-on sentence). An example of comma splicing : ‘Jenny ...