Fun Easy English - American English Grammar Independent clause.

Learning objectives

In this lesson you will learn the definition of an independent clause and study examples of independent clauses.

Definition of an independent clause

An independent clause:
is a group of words consisting of a subject (often just a single noun) and a predicate (sometimes just a single verb)
can stand alone as a grammatically viable simple sentence
can be joined to other independent clauses (usually with a comma and a coordinate conjunction) to form a compound sentence

Examples of independent clauses