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Conclusion

Independent Clauses

Ø  A clause is independent when it meets the following conditions:

It has a subject

  It has an action—what the subject is doing.

  It expresses a complete thought.

Examples

  1. We left home.
  2. He lives in Nairobi.

Subordinate Clauses

Ø  A subordinate clause (or dependent) clause cannot stand alone as a sentence since it does not express a complete thought.

Ø  A dependent clause begins with a subordinate conjunction or relative pronouns or a relative adverb.

Ø  It leaves one wondering “what happened?”

Examples

  1. Where she went
  2. Before Khamisi arrived.
  3. After she abused me.