what is a clause?

A clause is a group of words containing a subject and a verb. There are broadly two types of clauses:

1. Those that can stand alone and make their meaning clear. These are called Independent clauses.

2. Those that cannot stand alone and make complete sense. These are called dependent clauses.

Example: 

My mother was cooking food when my father entered.

Here, "My mother was cooking food" is an independent clause.

"when my father entered" is a dependent clause as it does not make complete sense independently.

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What is a Clause ?

 
Clause A group of Subject - Predicate construction is called a Clause. OR A Subject and a Predicate form a clause. OR Such a group of words which forms part of a sentence, and contains a Subject and a Predicate, is called a Clause.
 
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 Clauses come in four types: main [or independent], subordinate [or dependent],adjective [or relative], and noun. Every clause has at least a subject and a verb. Other characteristics will help you distinguish one type of clause from another.

Main Clauses

Every main clause will follow this pattern:

subject + verb = complete thought.

Here are some examples:

Lazy students whine.

Students = subject; whine = verb.

Cola spilled over the glass and splashed onto the counter.

Cola = subject; spilledsplashed = verbs.

My dog loves pizza crusts.

Dog = subject; loves = verb.

The important point to remember is that every sentence must have at least one main clause. Otherwise, you have a fragment, a major error.

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