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PRONUNCIATION OF INDEPENDENT CLAUSE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INDEPENDENT CLAUSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Independent clause is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INDEPENDENT CLAUSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Independent clause

An independent clause is a clause that can stand by itself, also known as a simple sentence. An independent clause contains a subject and a predicate; it makes sense by itself. Independent clauses can be joined by using a semicolon or by using a comma followed by a coordinating conjunction.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INDEPENDENT CLAUSE

indention
indentor
indenture
indentures
indentureship
independence
Independence Day
independencies
independency
independent
independent jaw chuck
Independent Order of Oddfellows
Independent Order of Rechabites
independent school
independent suspension
Independent Television Commission
independent variable
independently
independently-minded
indescribability

WORDS THAT END LIKE INDEPENDENT CLAUSE

acceleration clause
applause
arbitration clause
because
clause
dependent clause
escalation clause
escape clause
exclusion clause
final clause
grandfather clause
main clause
noun clause
opt-out clause
penalty clause
relative clause
restrictive relative clause
saving clause
sub-clause
subordinate clause
sunset clause

Synonyms and antonyms of independent clause in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «independent clause» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INDEPENDENT CLAUSE

Find out the translation of independent clause to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of independent clause from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «independent clause» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

独立子句
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cláusula independiente
570 millions of speakers

English

independent clause
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्वतंत्र खंड
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

بند مستقل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

независимый пункт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cláusula independente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বাধীন ধারা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

clause indépendante
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Klausa bebas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hauptsatz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

独立節
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

독립 절
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Klausa independen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mệnh đề độc lập
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுயாதீன உட்கூறு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वतंत्र कलम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bağımsız madde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

clausola indipendente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niezależna klauzula
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

незалежний пункт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

clauză independent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανεξάρτητη ρήτρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onafhanklike klousule
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oberoende klausul
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uavhengig klausul
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of independent clause

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INDEPENDENT CLAUSE»

The term «independent clause» is normally little used and occupies the 119.196 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INDEPENDENT CLAUSE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about independent clause

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INDEPENDENT CLAUSE»

Discover the use of independent clause in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to independent clause and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Business Communication
Should a significant idea be placed in the dependent or independent clause? Why? 126 “ Reports” gets the most attention because it is the subject. The sentence seems to let a receiver know the result of action before revealing the doer; ...
Carol Lehman, Debbie DuFrene, 2010
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The Writer's Workplace with Readings: Building College ...
Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Sandra Scarry, John Scarry, 2010
3
Barron's Regents Exams and Answers: Spanish
COMPLEX SENTENCE A complex sentence contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. Examples: One independent clause and one dependent clause: Joseph works but his brother doesn't/José trabaja pero su  ...
Christopher Kendris, 2009
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Understanding Written Grammar
We shall meet the other four varieties in the next chapter. The best place to start is with the larger unit, the clause, and more specifically with the independent clause. Everything stated four paragraphs back about the grammatical sentence  ...
Jane Walpole, 2000
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Master the Basics: Spanish
A complex sentence contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. Examples: One independent clause and one dependent clause: Joseph works but his brother doesn't / Jose trabaja pero su hermano no trabaja.
Christopher Kendris, 2007
6
Cambridge Preparation for the TOEFL® Test Book with CD-ROM
Provides test-taking strategies, skill-building exercises, sample essays and speaking responses, and practice tests.
Jolene Gear, 2006
7
Cracking the GED, 2013 Edition
You can easily change a dependent clause into an independent clause and vice versa. Often all it takes is a single word. Hf Tl"! lll'!'0SS I/If "J07". By removing A: from the dependent clause. we suddenly have a sentence that can stand on its ...
Geoff Martz, Princeton Review, 2012
8
Wisdom in Loose Form: The Language of Egyptian and Greek ...
141 (with future constructions); (2) Men. Mon. 87 (with aorist constructions) gmG questions as Greek monopartite proverbs dbA demotic bipartite proverbs with coordination and with a habitual in the first independent clause: Ankh. 18/17; Ins.
Nikolaos Lazaridis, 2007
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The Elements of Style
Use a colon after an independent clause to introduce a list of particulars, an appositive, an amplification, or an illustrative quotation. A colon tells the reader that what follows is closely related to the preceding clause. The colon has more effect ...
William Strunk, Elwyn Brooks White, 2007
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Kaplan Civil Service Exams
You can compress the two clauses into one independent clause with a compound predicate. The Humber Bridge in Britain was completed in 1981, it is the longest single- span suspension bridge in the world. In this sentence, the pronoun it, ...
‎2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INDEPENDENT CLAUSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term independent clause is used in the context of the following news items.
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Americans Don't Have the Right to Bear Just Any Arms
With that, only the independent clause—“the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”—was deemed important. «Newsweek, Jul 15»
2
Puppies and Guns
It's a sentence with an independent clause, which is "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." The militia clause is ... «Boise Weekly, Jul 15»
3
China Times: DPP's Taiwan independence clause
The Taiwan independent clause is contrary to the ROC Constitution. The existing constitutional order is set as "before the country unifies", and ... «Focus Taiwan News Channel, Jul 15»
4
Apple pulls games with Confederate flag artwork from App Store
... adverbs ending in -ly are never followed by hyphens, nor is a colon a valid way to end any sentence (rather, it ends an independent clause). «Cult of Mac, Jun 15»
5
Oviedo baseball coach investigated for inappropriate relationship …
... and insert a new grammatical subject after the "but" in order to form a new independent clause. But of course you knew that, and you'd never. «Orlando Sentinel, Jun 15»
6
Words We Love Too Much
Capitalize what comes after the colon if it's a full, independent clause. •••. But the kingdom is doubling down on its origins. Let's try to avoid this ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
7
Literary discourse: Phrases, clauses and sentences [part two]
Independent clause: a clause that can function as its own sentence ... It is, therefore, an independent clause or a meaningful/simple sentence. «GhanaWeb, Apr 15»
8
Busting Some Popular Grammar Myths
A subordinate clause, which is part of a complex sentence, requires a main clause or an independent clause to complete a complex sentence. «The New Indian Express, Mar 15»
9
Fluent in Journalese
Our style calls for capitalizing the first word after the colon if it begins an independent clause. •••. None of this is not to say that Mrs. Clinton is a ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
10
Drake's album cover ignores rap's origin
Drake avoided the comma that could've separated the dependent and independent clause, and he abstained from using apostrophes in the ... «The Independent Florida Alligator, Mar 15»

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