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What is a clause?
What is a clause?
- A figure of speech used to express a non-literal meaning
- A punctuation mark used to separate elements in a sentence
- A group of words that contains a subject and a verb (correct)
- A type of conjunction used to join independent clauses
What is an independent clause?
What is an independent clause?
- A clause that depends on another clause to form a complete sentence
- A clause that always begins with a subordinating conjunction
- A clause that can stand alone as a sentence (correct)
- A clause that does not contain a subject and a verb
What is a dependent clause?
What is a dependent clause?
- A clause that is always placed at the beginning of a sentence
- A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence (correct)
- A clause that is never used in complex sentences
- A clause that always expresses a fact
