It is a group of words that does not contain its own subject and/or verb.  It is only part of a sentence.

It contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought.  It begins with a subordinating conjunction (AAAWWUBBIS) and cannot stand alone as a sentence.

It  is one kind of dependent clause. It has a subject and verb, but can't stand alone as a sentence.  It will always begin with one of these five pronouns:  who , whom , whose, that, which.

A sentence that contains one independent clause.

 A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses.   Often these independent clauses are joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or yet, so).  A semicolon may also connect two independent clauses.

A sentence that consists of one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

A sentence that consists of two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.

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Tired and hungry, the students asked for a break when the teacher finished lecturing.

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Tired and hungry, the students asked for a break when the teacher finished lecturing.

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Tired and hungry, the students asked for a break when the teacher finished lecturing.

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On Saturday, my cousin who lives in Denver came to visit us because he wanted to visit the arch.

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On Saturday, my cousin who lives in Denver came to visit us because he wanted to visit the arch.

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On Saturday, my cousin who lives in Denver came to visit us because he wanted to visit the arch.

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On Saturday, my cousin who lives in Denver came to visit us because he wanted to visit the arch.

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I hope we get a snow day next semester.

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I cried when I realized I got an A on the exam.

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I love seeing you every morning, but I wish school started later.

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When the weather gets cold, I hope for a snow day, but we usually don't get very many.

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