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Hi people! I have a huge problem at translating a paragraph, it's full of sentences and clauses, could somebody explain to me the difference between them!
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A clause is a group of words that contain both a subject and a verb. Clauses can be defined as either "independent" or "dependent" in form. Independent clauses are considered sentences, while dependent clauses are not.
For example:
"I walked my dog"
In this clause, "walked" is the verb and "dog" is the subject. This form expresses a complete thought or statement, therefore, it is an independent. It can stand alone as a sentence.
However, a dependent clause does not complete a full statement.
Examples of dependent clauses:
"After I walked my dog..."
"Before I walked my dog..."
"Since I walked my dog..."
"...while I walked my dog.."
"....as I walked my dog.."
"I walked my dog because...."
None of these clauses are considered sentences because they are not complete. There is not enough information there to tell you everything that happened.
"After I walked my dog...."
What happened after you walked your dog? We have no idea. It is not a complete statement.
Why are they called "dependent clauses?" They are dependent on independent clauses to make them complete!
Example:
Dependent clause Independent Clause
"After I walked my dog, I decided to visit my friend."
By looking at the words that begin or end a clause, we can usually tell if it is considered independent (Sentence) or dependent (NOT a sentence) in form.
Good luck to you in your studies!
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Super! Thanks so much to Robin and Mandi, you help me a lot
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Good question! I wrote my answer in the "correction" section because it allowed me to space things out a bit.
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There are actually 2 types of clauses: an independent clause, which is a group of words that contains both a subject and a verb, and expresses a complete thought; and a dependent clause which also contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought.
A sentence is really the same as a dependent clause.
Example:
The boy walked to the store. (This is both a sentence and an independent clause.)
When he couldn't take the bus (This is a dependent clause - it has a subject (he) and a verb (take) but this isn't a complete thought on its own.
You can put them together, however and have another complete sentence:
The boy walked to the store when he couldn't take the bus.
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