What type of sentence has a clause?

A simple sentence consists of only one clause. A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses. A complex sentence has at least one independent clause plus at least one dependent clause. A set of words with no independent clause may be an incomplete sentence, also called a sentence fragment.

How do you connect clauses in a sentence?

Clauses can be connected to form sentences by coordination, using a coordinating conjunction to connect two independent clauses, and by subordination, using a subordinating conjunction to attach a dependent clause to an independent clause.

What are the 3 types of clauses?

There are three basic forms of clause that can be used in a sentence, these include a main/ independent clause, subordinate clause, the adjective clause and the noun clause. While the independent clause could be used by itself as a complete sentence, the subordinate clause could not.

What are the 7 types of clauses?

Basically there are seven kinds of clause which can be classified on the basis of what they denote in a sentence:

• Independent/ Main Clause.
• Coordinate Clause.
• Relative Clause.
• Subordinate Clause.
• The Noun Clause.
• The Adjective Clause.
• The Adverb Clause.

How many clauses can be in a sentence?

A sentence can have just one clause or it can have multiple clauses. The only defining characteristic of a clause is that it must contain a related subject and verb.

What is a 2 clause sentence?

A sentence made up of two main clauses is a compound sentence. Compound sentences include two or more independent clauses combined with a comma, a semicolon or a coordinating conjunction.

What are clauses example?

A clause is a group of words that contain a subject (the noun or pronoun about which something is being said, usually the doer of the action) and a verb (a doing word). An example of a clause is: The fast, red squirrel darted up a tree. The subject of this clause is the fast, red squirrel and the verb is ‘darted’.

What are clauses examples?

A clause is a group of words that contains a verb (and usually other components too). A clause may form part of a sentence or it may be a complete sentence in itself. For example: He was eating a bacon sandwich.