A dependent clause cannot stand alone, though they often contain both a subject and a verb. Where independent clauses express complete thoughts, dependent clauses do not, and left on their own, ...

An independent clause consists of a subject (e.g. “the dog”) and a verb (e.g. “barked”) creating a complete thought. The dog barked. A dependent clause cannot stand alone even if it contains a subject ...

Many sentences may contain two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses joined with appropriate conjunctions and/or punctuation. Combining two or more sentences without appropriate ...

and complex close complex sentenceA sentence that contains a main (independent) clause and one or more subordinate (dependent) clauses which add extra detail or information to the main clause..

and complex close complex sentenceA sentence that contains a main (independent) clause and one or more subordinate (dependent) clauses which add extra detail or information to the main clause..