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; see Strunk and White for details.

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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 copy of Mac OS X Leopard. (compound sentence) (Though a subject is not visible, in English the subject of an imperative is considered to be the pronoun 'you')

See also

★ Sentence

★ Dependent clause

★ Simple sentence

★ Compound sentence

★ Run-on sentence

★ Comma splice

References

★ The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grammar and Style pp. 152, Rozakis, Laurie, , , Alpha, 2003, ISBN 1-59257-115-8

External links

★ The Tongue Untied: Independent Clause

★ Owl Online Writing Lab: Independent and Dependent Clauses