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Independent vs. Subordinate Simple vs. Compound. Grammar Lesson. Main Clause. A clause is a group of words that has a subject and a predicate and is used as a part of a sentence. A main, or independent, clause has a subject and a predicate and can stand alone as a sentence.
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Independent vs. Subordinate Simple vs. Compound Grammar Lesson
Main Clause • A clause is a group of words that has a subject and a predicate and is used as a part of a sentence. • A main, or independent, clause has a subject and a predicate and can stand alone as a sentence. • Every sentence must have a least one main clause.
Examples 1. )The cast bowed, and the audience applauded. 2.) The curtains closed firmly, but the enthusiastic applause continued. The cast bowed= main clause And the audience applauded= main clause Can you find the main clauses in 2? Underline the subject and circle the verb for 1 and 2.
Subordinate Clauses • A subordinate, or dependent, clause has a subject and a predict, but it cannot stand alone as a sentence. • It must be attached to a main clause in order to make sense!
Examples When the audience applauded, the cast bowed. The underlined clause is subordinate or dependent on the main clause: “…the cast bowed.”
Simple and Compound Sentences A simple sentence has only one main clause a no subordinate clauses. Example: Bobcats stalk. (simple sentence) A compound sentence has two or more main clauses and no subordinate clauses. Example: Bobcats stalk, and lynxes pursue. (compound)