a group of words having a subject and a verb that does not express a complete thought and is not able to stand alone; also called a subordinate clause Ex : Whenever I go to school
A clause that cannot form a separate sentence; there must be an independent clause for it to modify: When he hit the ball over the fence, the boy made a home run
A clause that cannot stand alone as a full sentence and functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb within a sentence. Also called subordinate clause. a clause in a sentence that gives information related to the main clause, but cannot exist alone