Identify Independent Clauses (literature)

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Identify Independent Clauses

Identify Independent Clauses, a sentence that stands on its own. The sentence has a subject, verb, and a complete thought. A complete thought is a sentence that does not leave you hanging when you read it. If you were to read one sentence and the sentence made sense, then it is a complete thought. If you were to read a sentence and the sentence was missing something, it is not a complete thought. A verb is a word that expresses action or a word that is used in sentences. Now “is" is a verb so be careful about the words you call a verb. The word “am”is also a verb. Verbs generally mean action, but sometimes they are words that fill in the gaps and make the sentence make more sense. A subject is the person, group, or thing the sentence is about. The thing that is being talked about in the sentence. The person or thing that is connected to the main point of the sentence.

An example of an independent clause would be“I was late to work.”Now“I" is the subject. The sentence talks about "I" who is the main person connected the main point of the sentence. The verb in the sentence is“was" because it fills in the gap. "Late" refers to a time period. That can not be the verb. "Work" refers to a place where I go to. That can not be the verb. The word "to" is a preposition. A word used to move things in the sentence. It is not a action word or fill in the gap word.

The complete thought of the sentence would be the entire sentence. Remember, the sentence is complete if it does not hang. If the sentence hangs or looks like it is missing something it is not a complete sentence or a complete thought. For example,“Yesterday I was" is not a complete sentence. It is missing the complete thought. It has the subject and the verb but it is missing a complete thought.

Reference: 

(2018).Independent and Dependent Clauses. Retrieved from URL: https://www.aims.edu/student/online-writing-lab/grammar/independen-vs-dependent.