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A clause has a subject and a verb A phrase does not have a subject and verb together Note the differences below: Subordinate Clause: Because I love swimming, I swim every day Phrase: Because of my school debt, I have to work extra hours

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Main and Subordinate Clauses

also known as

Independent and Dependent Clauses

MAIN/INDEPENDENT CLAUSE (MC)

Definition: A clause that is grammatically complete and can stand alone as a single sentence. It follows the basic pattern of Subject + Verb.

The ice cream melted in the sun.

Subject Verb

SUBORDINATE/DEPENDENT CLAUSE (SC)

Definition: A clause that cannot stand alone; it has to connect to an independent clause (IC) to form a grammatically complete sentence. It follows the pattern of Subordinating

Conjunction + Subject (S) + Verb (V).

Main Clause (MC) Subordinate Clause (SC)

The ice cream melted in the sun so that it ran down my hand.

S V Sub. S V

Subordinating Conjunctions (Sub.): after, although, as, as if, because, before, even though, if, in order that, rather than, since, so that, than, that, though, unless, until, when, where, whether, while Note: As you can see, "so that it ran down my hand" is not a sentence on its own even though it contains a subject and verb. The subordinating conjunction makes it a subordinate clause. Do not confuse subordinate clauses with phrases that begin with subordinate conjunctions. A clause has a subject and a verb. A phrase does not have a subject and verb together. Note the differences below:

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