1. independent

adjective. ['ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt'] free from external control and constraint.

Rhymes with Independent Clause

• withdraws
• laidlaw's
• straws
• mccaw's
• macaws
• inlaws
• guffaws
• because
• applause
• prause
• ocaw's
• glaus
• flaws
• draws
• draus
• claws
• claus'
• brause
• waugh's
• was
• thaws
• tawes
• sias
• shaw's
• saws
• sause
• saus
• paws
• pause
• naus

Sentences with independent-clause

1. Noun Phrase
He ran down the street is an independent clause.

2. Noun Phrase
Subordinate clauses answer questions about the independent clause.

3. Noun Phrase
It has all the pieces of an independent clause except the verb "to be."

4. Noun Phrase
An independent clause is a complete thought that contains a subject and verb, and expresses an entire idea.

2. independent

adjective. ['ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt'] (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces.

3. independent

adjective. ['ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt'] not controlled by a party or interest group.

4. independent

adjective. ['ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt'] (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence.

5. independent

noun. ['ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt'] a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them.

6. independent

noun. ['ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt'] a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics).

7. clause

noun. ['ˈklɔz'] (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence.

8. clause

noun. ['ˈklɔz'] a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will).