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Independent clause

In grammar, an independent clause (or main clause) is a clause that can stand by itself as a grammatically viable "simple sentence". Independent clauses express a complete thought and contain a subject and a predicate. Multiple independent clauses can be joined.

Examples

*I am a bus driver. "simple sentence"
*I drive a bus. simple sentence"
*I am a bus driver, and my wife is a lawyer. (compound sentence made up of two independent clauses: "I am a bus driver" and "my wife is a lawyer")
*I want to be an astronaut, but I need to receive my Astronaut Badge. (compound sentence made up of two independent clauses: "I want to be an astronaut" and "I need to receive my Astronaut Badge")
*Go to the store, and get me a carton of milk. (compound sentence) (Though a subject is not visible, in English the subject of an imperative is considered to be the pronoun 'you')

ee also

*Sentence
*Dependent clause
*Simple sentence
*Compound sentence
*Run-on sentence
*Comma splice

References

*cite book | author=Rozakis, Laurie | title=The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grammar and Style pp. 152 | publisher=Alpha | year=2003 | id=ISBN 1-59257-115-8

External links

* The Tongue Untied: [http://grammar.uoregon.edu/clauses/independent.html Independent Clause]
* Owl Online Writing Lab: [http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_clause.html Independent and Dependent Clauses]


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