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For questions about independent clauses. (A clause that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete idea. An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence)

Use this tag for questions that ask about or discuss independent clauses.


From Purdue,

An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought. An independent clause is a sentence.

For example, in the sentence 'When I was studying grammar, I learned about clauses,' the second part, 'I learned about clauses' is an independent clause because it fully expresses a thought; it doesn't need the second clause in order to form a complete sentence. Equally, I learned about clauses when I was studying grammar is also an independent clause.