Independent
clauses
An independent clause contains a subject and a verb and
expresses a complete thought. It can stand alone as a sentence by
itself. An independent clause is formed with
Subject + verb (+complement)
Students normally spend four years in college.
I will declare my major now, but I may change it later.
Many international students experience culture shock when they
come to the United States.
Dependent
clauses
A dependent clause begins with a subordinator such as
when,
while, if, that,
or
who
.
A dependent clause does not express a complete thought and
cannot stand alone as a sentence by itself. A dependent clause is
formed with
Subordinator + subject + verb (+complement)
…although students normally spend four years in college…
…if I declare my major now…
…when they come to the United States…
…who was accepted at Harvard University…
…that the experiment was a success…
A partial list of subordinators follows in the chart of clause connectors. Study the chart, and refer to it when you do Practice 1.
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