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In this sentence the clause "bus stopped to" contains the subject (bus) and the predicate (stopped). | In this sentence the clause "bus stopped to" contains the subject (bus) and the predicate (stopped). | ||
A clause that cannot stand alone is dependent. | A clause that cannot stand alone is dependent. | ||
Ex. sauce spread on the chicken | Ex. sauce spread on the chicken | ||
A clause that can stand alone is an independent clause. | A clause that can stand alone is an independent clause. | ||
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Ex. The ball bounced. | Ex. The ball bounced. | ||
Independent clauses | |||
Independent clauses may be joined using coordinating conjunctions; and, or, for, nor, yet, but, so. | |||
Ex. The ball bounced, ''and'' the boy ran to pick it up. | |||
The independent clause "the ball bounced" had been joined to another independent clause "the boy ran to pick it up" by using the coordinating conjunction ''and''. | |||
A comma must be place before the coordinating conjunction when joining two independent clauses. | |||
Ex. The dog came inside, but continued to whine. | |||
A comma must be used to separate two or more clauses within a sentence. | |||
Ex. We ate dinner, cleaned the dishes, played a game, and went to bed. | |||
A comma must be used to separate phrases within a sentence. | |||
Ex. The children had a blue truck, two red balls, and some green blocks. | |||
If a comma is already in use in a sentence, a semicolon must be used to separate phrases within the sentence. | |||
Ex. She owns a house in Atlanta, Georgia; and apartment in Houston, Texas, and a condominium in New York City, New York. | |||
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