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Khan Academy: Dependent and Independent Clauses

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An independent clause is a sentence that has a subject and a verb and requires no extra information to understand. Dependent clauses, which start with subordinating conjunctions such as 'while,' 'that,' or 'unless,' give background information but cannot stand on their own as sentences.

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Concepts
subordinating conjunctions
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)