What is Clause?
A '''clause''' is a part of a [[sentence]]. Each clause is made up of a [[Subject (grammar)|subject]] (who or what the sentence is about) and a [[Predicate (grammar)|predicate]] (what happens in a sentence). Each predicate has only one main [[verb]]. ''I love you'' is a sentence which has only one clause. ''I love you and I will always love you'' is a sentence which has two clauses. The two clauses are ''I love you'' and ''I will always love you''. These clauses are joined together by the word ''and'', which is a [[conjunction]]. Clauses may be independent or dependent. == In use == Two clauses can be joined with a [[pronoun]]. For example: ''I live in London, which is in England''. Here, ''I live in London'' is the first clause, and ''which is in England'' is the second clause. The word ''which'' is a pronoun which takes the place of ''London''. It joins the two clauses. A sentence can contain many clauses. But sentences with fewer clauses are easier to understand. == Dependent and independent clauses == A [[simple sentence]] may also be called an [[independent clause]]. It may be a part of a [[Sentence|compound]] or [[complex sentence]], but it can also stand on its own as a simple sentence (or independent clause).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.ivcc.edu/rambo/eng1001/sentences.htm |title=Sentences: Simple, Compound, and Complex |author=Randy Rambo |date=2012 |website= |publisher=English Composition 1 |accessdate=27 December 2015 |archive-date=26 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226102435/http://www2.ivcc.edu/rambo/eng1001/sentences.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> A '''subordinate clause''' also called a '''dependent clause''' is one which cannot stand by itself.<ref name=GM>{{cite web |url=http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/subordinate_clause.htm |title=What Is a Subordinate Clause? (with Examples) |author= |website= |publisher=Grammar Monster |accessdate=27 December 2015}}</ref> This is because it does not express a complete thought.<ref name=GM/> It contains both a [[subject