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Dependent clause - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A dependent clause (also embedded clause , subordinate clause ) cannot stand alone as a sentence. A dependent clause is usually attached to an independent clause. Although a dependent clause con...
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Clause - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In grammar, a clause is a pair or group of words that consist of a subject and a predicate, although in some languages and some types of clauses, the subject may not appear explicitly as a noun phra...
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Since this dependent clause answers the question "when," just like an adverb, it is called a dependent adverb clause (or simply an adverb clause, since adverb clauses are always dependent clauses). Note how the clause can replace the adverb "tomorrow" in the following examples:
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Lessons to Develop a Writer's Toolkit: Dependent Clause ... In this second lesson, we review the dependent clause, another basic building block of written language. This lesson, along with the lessons on independent clauses and on phrases, prepares you for the lessons to follow.
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1. Dependent Clauses Not Constituting a Sentence ("Sentence Fragments") -- Students sometimes write a dependent clause when they think they are writing a sentence. This is one of the worst writing errors one can make.
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But the new legislation (H.R. 5550), introduced by subcommittee Chairman Danny Davis, D-Ill., would create a young adult dependent option in FEHBP. Under the option, dependents over 22 would still have to pay the full premium, but not the administrative fee.
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