independent clause

noun

1. grammar a main or coordinate clause Compare dependent clause

independent clause

1. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence. The following sentence consists of two independent clauses joined by but : “The farmers complained of the low price of food, but the office workers did not complain.” ( Compare dependent clause .)

Example Sentences

And last, if it deserves such a distinction, the thought may demand an independent clause or a sentence for itself.

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There is no independent clause or sentence which prohibits the States from exercising it.

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Subordinate, joining a subordinate or dependent clause to a principal or independent clause.

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A principal, main, or independent clause is one making a statement without the help of any other clause.

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The complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one subordinate clause.

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