{"id":1406,"date":"2018-10-27T22:04:48","date_gmt":"2018-10-27T22:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/?page_id=1406"},"modified":"2018-10-27T22:04:48","modified_gmt":"2018-10-27T22:04:48","slug":"a-simple-sentence-is-one-independent-clause","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/the-sentence\/kinds-sentences\/simple-sentence\/a-simple-sentence-is-one-independent-clause\/","title":{"rendered":"A Simple Sentence is One Independent Clause"},"content":{"rendered":"Last updated: October 27, 2018 at 22:04 pm\n<div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Photo by Pexels\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2018\/10\/e83db70728f0063ecd0b470de7444e90fe76e7d119b7164692f4c0_640_coconut-tree.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"coconut tree photo\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Like a coconut tree, an independent clause stands by itself. Like the hammock, the dependent clause is tied to the coconut tree and cannot stand by itself.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A clause is part of a sentence. A clause contains both a subject and a verb (predicate). In simple sentences, there is only one clause. Therefore, in simple sentences, the clause and the sentence are one and the same.<\/p>\n<p>Example: The rain is falling.<\/p>\n<p>The word group, &#8220;the rain is falling&#8221; is a sentence in the sense that it is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The word group &#8220;the rain is falling&#8221; is also a clause in the sense that it contains both a subject and a predicate (verb). A clause which carries a complete meaning is called an independent clause.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>We can say then that a simple sentence is made up of one independent clause.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A clause is part of a sentence. A clause contains both a subject and a verb (predicate). 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