Name: Dependent and independent clauses | Syntax | Khan Academy
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- [Voiceover] We're gonna talk about dependent

Full disclosure, this is a relatively advanced

part of grammar, but it is important to understand,

because mastering dependent and independent clauses

and give your sentences vim and vigor and strength.

because an independent clause is basically a sentence.

We established previously that all a clause is

is just a collection of phrases with a subject and a verb.

So, for example, the sentence, I ate the pineapple, period,

So, it's a couple of phrases, we've got this noun phrase I,

we've got this verb phrase ate the pineapple,

- [Voiceover] So dependent clause is different

And sometimes it might look like a sentence,

like a subordinating conjunction, like the word because,

obviously, this is an utterance that people say.

You know, if you ask me why did you eat the pizza,

I would respond by saying, because it was delicious.

But you have to be aware that it is a dependent clause

is that we do use a lot of sentence fragments.

but I want you to remember that these videos are

and a kind of formal version of standard American English.

And so, we're trying to teach you to distinguish

between independent and dependent clauses

in the full knowledge and mastery of your choices.

You gotta learn your scales before you can improvise.

- [Voiceover] So because it was delicious, not a sentence.

This is a dependent clause, because it begins

with this subordinating conjunction because.

You could also work in something like although,

or while, and any of these would make it a dependent clause.

Now, if it was just on its own, it was delicious,

and all of a sudden it needs an independent clause

I know this is confusing, so let's take a look

So, the following are independent clauses, Rosie.

- [Voiceover] And let's do some dependent clauses,

that we'll be able to combine them into sentences.

- [Voiceover] So you can see that these are all clauses,

that's either a subordinating conjunction

like while or unless, or a relative pronoun like that.

the bear roared while the salmon flopped,

you can kind of understand why this is called

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Dependent and independent clauses | Syntax | Khan Academy

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