Top Ten Grammar Mistakes

Top Ten Grammar Mistakes An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought. Independent clauses can stand alone as complete sentences. For example: I enjoy sitting by the fireplace listening to music. Because the sentence expresses a complete thought and makes sense on its own, it is an independent clause. The complete thought is "I enjoy sitting by the fireplace listening to music." This sentence contains a subject and a verb and is providing a complete idea of what I enjoy. Although independent clauses are closely related to run-on sentences, it is important to remember that not all run-on sentences contain two independent clauses. If you have only one independent clause and no dependent clauses, your sentence is not a…
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