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English sentence structure: Independent and dependent clauses

When it comes to complex sentence structures, it’s important to know the difference between independent and dependent clauses.

• Independent clauses can be sentences on their own. They have a subject and a verb. And they’re complete thoughts. For example, “I went to the gym” is an independent clause.

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• Dependent clauses can’t be sentences on their own. They have a subject and verb but don’t give a complete thought. They give extra information to a sentence and rely on an independent clause.

For example:

“Even though I was tired, I went to the gym” includes a dependent clause (“Even though I was tired”).

On its own, this doesn’t make sense. It only makes sense when you add it to the independent clause (“I went to the gym”).

5 Common English sentence structure mistakes to avoid

Let's take a look at five common English sentence structure mistakes we see learners making, and how you can avoid them.

1. Run-on sentences are when two or more independent clauses are jo
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