Dependent and Independent Clauses

When we arrived at the airport two hours later.

• Independent

• Dependent

We arrived at the airport two hours later.

• Independent

• Dependent

Because the teacher gave such hard exams.

• Independent

• Dependent

After they got married.

• Independent

• Dependent

Afterward, they got married.

• Independent

• Dependent

Where he parked his car.

• Independent

• Dependent

Until we must meet a challenge like this

• dependent

• independent

Here is the explanation of independent clauses

• It express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence

• It express a complete thought and feeling through a sentence

• It express a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence

• It express a complete thought and idea through a sentence

Subordinate or dependent clause ....

• Subordinate clauses completes the sentence to express a feeling.

• Subordinate clauses completes the sentence to express a complete thought.

• Subordinate clauses can act as a clause to express a complete thought.

• Subordinate clauses can act as parts of speech but depend on the rest of the sentence to express a complete thought

A __________ is a dependent clause that acts as a noun.

• Noun Clause

• Relative Clause

• Subordinate

• Independent