You can often identify a dependent clause by a “dependent marker word”— a word or phrase which implies there is more to the sentence (e.g. “when”). When the dog barked. The example of an independent ...

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, ...

Every sentence must have an independent clause ... dependent clauses joined with appropriate conjunctions and/or punctuation. Combining two or more sentences without appropriate conjunctions and/or ...