What is a clause and independent clause in English?
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A clause in general is just part of a sentence or a sentence.
A dependent clause is a part of a sentence that cannot be a sentence by itself.
An independent clause is a part of a sentence that can stand alone on its own. This is mostly used to decide whether to use a comma, a semicolon, a word like “and” “or” “but ” or any other connector type word.
Example:
[The man went to the store], {and picked up some eggs. }
The part in brackets is the independent clause. The part in curly braces is the dependent clause.
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