Independent clause
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An independent clause (or main clause, or coordinate clause) 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.
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 Planetside. (compound sentence) (Though a subject is not visible, in English the subject of an imperative is considered to be the pronoun 'you')
See also
References
External links
- The Tongue Untied: [Independent Clause]
- Owl Online Writing Lab: [Independent and Dependent Clauses]
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