clause
A group of words containing a subject and predicate
📖 Detailed Explanation
A clause is a fundamental unit of grammar containing both a subject (who or what) and a predicate (what they do or are). Clauses can be independent or dependent.
📝 Usage Rules
- •Independent clauses can stand alone as complete sentences
- •Dependent clauses cannot stand alone and need an independent clause
- •Relative clauses provide additional information about a noun
✅Correct Examples
"When the rain stopped, we went outside."
"When the rain stopped" is dependent, "we went outside" is independent
❌Incorrect Examples
"Because I was tired."
This is a sentence fragment - dependent clause needs an independent clause
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