Lesson 5: Choosing Sentence Structure

Question

Directions: Please write or type the definitions in your own words for each
word below.
1. Independent Clause -
2. Dependent Clause -

Answer 1

1. An independent clause is a complete sentence that can stand alone and express a complete thought.

2. A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb, but cannot stand alone as a sentence because it does not express a complete thought. It depends on an independent clause to form a complete sentence.