a clause that cannot stand on its own as a sentence
a clause that has a subject and a verb, but, by itself, does not express a complete thought
a group if two or more grammatically linked words
a group of two or more grammatically linked words
a group of words containing a subject and a predicate and depending upon some other word in the sentence for its meaning
a group of words that contain a subject and a verb, but does not stand alone as a complete thought
a group of words that contains a subject and predicate
a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought
a group of words with a subject and verb that cannot stand alone
a group of words with a subject and verb that depends on the main clause to give it meaning
a phrase in your sentence that can't stand on its own and that you could leave out and still have the sentence read correctly
a word group that contains a subject and verb pair but that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence
a word group that contains both a subject and a verb but cannot stand on its own because it begins with a subordinating word such as because, since, although, which, or that
A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence because it depends on the main clause to complete the meaning of the sentence. Also called subordinate clause e.g. Meggy is going home after she finishes her proposal.
A group of words that includes a subject and verb but is subordinate to an independent clause in a sentence. Dependent clauses begin with either a subordinating conjunction, such as if, because, since, or a relative pronoun, such as who, which, that. When it gets dark, we'll find a restaurant that has music.
A clause is said to be Dependent when it cannot logically stand on its own and must seek further information to establish the full meaning: e.g., while I was driving home. This clause provides adverbial 'time' info but doesn't include a subject which must be housed in an Independent clause.
A dependent clause (or subordinate clause) cannot stand alone as a sentence. In itself, a dependent clause does not express a complete thought; therefore, it is usually attached to an independent clause. Although a dependent clause contains a subject and a predicate, it sounds incomplete when standing alone.
