can anyone tell me about clauses

Answer 1

These sites have excellent explanations.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_clause.html

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/clauses.htm

Answer 2

Every clause has a subject and a verb. If it's an independent clause, then it can be its own sentence or it can be combined with other clauses to make different types of sentences (compound, complex, compound-complex). If it's a dependent clause, it must be combined with at least one independent clause to be part of a complete sentence.

http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/clause.htm

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/clauses.htm

http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/grammar.html
Find Building Clauses in the list at the left.

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