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For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Last week’s column that discussed the use of comas, semi and full colons, and mentioned ...

A dependent clause cannot stand alone, though they often contain both a subject and a verb. Where independent clauses express complete thoughts, dependent clauses do not, and left on their own, dependent clauses create fragments. An independent clause is ...

An independent clause consists of a subject (e.g. “the dog”) and a verb (e.g. “barked”) creating a complete thought. The dog barked. A dependent clause cannot stand alone even if it contains a subject and a verb. Dependent clauses do not express ...