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Independent Clause
Independent Clause
A group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought. An independent clause is a complete sentence.
Mr. Latini saw a moose.
Dependent Clause
Dependent Clause
A group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought. A dependent clause cannot be a sentence. Often a dependent clause is marked by a dependent marker word.
When Jim studied in the Sweet Shop for his chemistry quiz . . . (What happened when he studied? The thought is incomplete.)
Some common dependent clause markers are: after, although, as, as if, because, before, even if, even though, if, in order to, since, though, unless, until, whatever, when, whenever, whether, and while.
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