On the other hand, the one that cannot stand alone as a sentence, though it also has a subject and a verb, is a dependent clause. See more examples: Independent clauses ...

A dependent clause cannot stand alone, though they often contain both a subject and a verb. Where independent clauses express complete thoughts, dependent clauses do not, and left on their own, ...

Subordinate clauses are sometimes known as 'dependent clauses' because they need the main part of the sentence to make sense. They don’t make complete sense on their own. For example: ...

Besides simple sentences, there are compound sentences that contain two clauses connected by a conjunction, for example; “Kibra parliamentary seat aspirant MacDonald Mariga is under siege, but ...

2. Use a comma after a dependent clause that starts a sentence. Example: "When I went running, I saw a duck." A dependent clause is a grammatical unit that contains both subject and verb but ...

Only use a comma to separate a dependent clause at the end of a sentence for added emphasis, usually when negation occurs. 3. Use commas to offset appositives from the rest of the sentence.

On the other hand, the one that cannot stand alone as a sentence, though it also has a subject and a verb, is a dependent clause. See more examples: Independent clauses ...

Last week, we started discussing the differences between a phrase, clause and a sentence. We defined a phrase as a group of words without a subject and a predicate, though standing together to ...

2. Use a comma after a dependent clause that starts a sentence. Example: "When I went running, I saw a duck." A dependent clause is a grammatical unit that contains both subject and verb but ...