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independent clause

A clause that has a subject and a verb, expresses a complete thought, and can stand alone as a sentence.

An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought — it can stand alone as a sentence, with nothing missing and nothing left waiting for more.

Examples

  • Marco's is a popular diner.

  • I love spicy tacos.

See also

dependent clause sentence comma splice run-on sentence
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