independent clause

There are only found at the beginning of an independent clause.

A very simple independent clause structure is used first: "She swept the room".

First, to connect two independent clauses into a single sentence.

A compound sentence is composed of at least two independent clauses.

Also, it can be used between independent clauses if the second summarizes or explains the first.

The two independent clauses call for separation by a comma after "age."

An independent clause contains a subject and a predicate; it makes sense by itself.

What is the ratio of dependent to independent clauses?

A simple sentence consists of a single independent clause with no dependent clauses.

The independent clause could stand alone as a simple sentence without the relative clause.

Only semicolons and periods are strong enough to separate two independent clauses without a conjunction.

I always get confused between dependent clauses and independent clauses in English.

Conjunctive adverbs are words that join independent clauses into one sentence.

However, this may disconnect related independent clauses and cause some of the meaning to be lost:

For example, one can use a colon after an independent clause to direct attention to a list, an appositive, or a quotation.

It is often inserted where a semi-colon is needed to separate two independent clauses.

Full sentences always end in independent clauses.

An independent clause demonstrates a complete thought; it is a complete sentence: for example, I am sad.

As of September 2009, the generator has expanded to 3379 independent clauses, 618 adjectives, and 497 nouns.

Adjective clauses can be divided into dependent and independent clauses.

Sometimes forms with the -bang suffix are used in independent clauses: see the section on Aspect below.

There are dependent and independent clauses, and major and minor sentences.

For example, When he was in New York is not a complete sentence; it needs to be completed by an independent clause.

People use coordinating conjunctions to combine two independent clauses or two simple sentences.

Between closely related independent clauses not conjoined with a coordinating conjunction: