Dependent Clause

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
DC
Pronunciation
/dɪˈpɛndənt klɔz/
Category
Community
Related Field
Educational

Examples in Context

  1. I was angry = main clause because he came late = dependent clause.
  2. Sentence fragments happen by treating a dependent clause or other incomplete thought as a complete sentence.
  3. A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought.
  4. Educated writers will often write with these complex sentences with dependent clause, and dependent clause, and dependent clause all nestled together.
  5. A subordinate ( or dependent ) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence.

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