Clause = Subject + Verb Clause is a combination of words which contains subject and a verb. It may be a complete sentence or part of a sentence that conveys proper meaning. It is quite different from a phrase where the subject-verb combination is not necessary. Types of clauses 1. Independent clause 2. Dependent clause 1. Independent clause: (also known as main clause, conjoining clause, principal clause, and co-ordinate clause) it can stand independently E.g. I went to the library Two independent clauses can be joined together with the help of these independent conjunctions And, yet, but, or, so. 2. Dependent clause: (also known as auxiliary clause, embedding clause, reason clause, and sub-ordinate clause). It is dependent on the main (independent) clause. E.g., he says that he was coming. A dependent cl...
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