Last week, we started discussing the differences between a phrase, clause and a sentence. We defined a phrase as a group of words without a subject and a predicate, though standing together to form a ...

A dependent clause cannot stand alone, though they often contain both a subject and a verb. Where independent clauses express complete thoughts, dependent clauses do not, and left on their own, ...

These are called coordinate clauses. But some clauses are subordinate to others, like “Because I enjoy watching television, I rarely go to the movies.” In this sentence, the part before the ...

Relative clauses can be used to create complex sentences as they are a type of subordinate clause. A subordinate clause is a part of a sentence that adds additional information to the main clause.

An independent clause consists of a subject (e.g. “the dog”) and a verb (e.g. “barked”) creating a complete thought. The dog barked. A dependent clause cannot stand alone even if it contains a subject ...

Relative clauses can be used to create complex sentences as they are a type of subordinate clause. A subordinate clause is a part of a sentence that adds additional information to the main clause.