Complex sentences

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An independent clause

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has a subject and a predicate and is a complete thought

Front

A dependent clause

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has a subject and a predicate but is not a complete thought

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while the band was playing

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This is a dependent clause.

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because she studied hard

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This is a dependent clause.

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Is "She studied hard" an independent or dependent clause?

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Independent clause

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although I ate my lunch

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This is a dependent clause.

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Is the sentence 'I ate my lunch in the shade.' an independent or dependent clause?

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Independent clause

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A complex sentence is made of

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an independent clause and a dependent clause

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What is the subordinate conjunction in the sentence: "I was able to get my work checked since the bus was early today."?

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since

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What is the subordinating conjunction in the sentence: "As she looked out the window, a bird swooped down from the tree."?

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as