Friday Feature - Independent and Dependent Clauses

[momebie]

Independent and Dependent Clauses

With examples from Trigun, Harry Potter, Death Note, Doctor Who, and Torchwood.It's easy, for the most part, to tell the difference between an independent and a dependent clause. An independent clause will contain a subject and a predicate and stand on its own. A dependent clause may also contain a subject and

Comments

[haldoor]

Thank you! I'll be watching for some of these things from now on!

[velocitygrass]

Hi :) Commas and I are always at war, so I've gone over guides repeatedly in a hope to conquer them. I can't really say I did, but I remember the following:

"However, don't put a comma after the main clause when a dependent (subordinate) clause follows it (except for cases of extreme contrast)."

This is a quote from OWL (2.).

But that should make it IC DC without a comma, right? Sorry if I sound confused (it's because I am). It's just that whenever I think I'm getting the hang of this at least a bit something is throwing a curve ball. Commas will break my brain one of these days...

In any case, thank you for this compilation!