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A sentence is a group of words that are put together to mean something.

A sentence is the basic


unit of language which expresses a complete thought. It does this by following the grammatical
rules of syntax
In grammar, a clause is the smallest grammatical unit that can express a complete proposition A
typical clause consists of a subject and a predicate where the predicate is typically a verb phrase
a verb together with any objects and other modifiers. However the subject is sometimes not
expressed; this is often the case in null-subject languages if the subject is retrievable from
context, but it also occurs in certain cases in other languages such as English (as in imperative
sentences and non-finite clauses).
A simple sentence usually consists of a single finite clause with a finite verb that is
independent. More complex sentences may contain multiple clauses. Main clauses (i.e.,
matrix clauses, independent clauses) are those that can stand alone as a sentence.
Subordinate clauses (i.e., embedded clauses, dependent clauses) are those that would be
awkward or incomplete alone
In linguistics, a dependent clause (or a subordinate clause) is a clause that augments an independent
clause with additional information, but which cannot stand alone as a sentence. Dependent clauses
either modify the independent clause of a sentence or serve as a component of it. Some grammarians
use the term subordinate clause as a synonym for dependent clause. Others use subordinate clause to
refer only to adverbial dependent clauses.
An independent clause (or main clause) is a clause that can stand by itself; also known as a simple
sentence. An independent clause contains a subject and a predicate; it makes sense by itself

COORDINATING CONJUNCTION
The short, simple conjunctions are called "coordinating conjunctions":and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so
A coordinating conjunction joins parts of a sentence (for example words or independent clauses)
that are grammatically equal or similar. A coordinating conjunction shows that the elements it joins are
similar in importance and structure
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION
The majority of conjunctions are "subordinating conjunctions". Common subordinating conjunctions
are:
after, although, as, because, before, how, if, once, since, than, that, though, till, until, when, where,
whether, while
A subordinating conjunction joins a subordinate (dependent) clause to a main (independent) clause:

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