Relating Ideas in a Sentence
Clauses
A clause contains both a subject and a verb. There are a variety of clause types.
There are customers in this store who have been shopping here for more than three years.
"Tom, who loves valet parking, was chosen as the regional manager."
He is the leisure and personal traveler who we used as our model.
Independent Clause
An independent clause is a complete sentence when used alone. It contains the subject and the verb of a sentence. Independent clauses are also named 'main clauses'.
Example:
There are many grains of wheat in a loaf of bread.
There are quick-stop markets in town.
Dependent Clause
A dependent clause is not a complete sentence and must be used together with an independent clause.
Example:
that have been plaguing consumers around the world
who have been losing customers to local restaurants consistently.
Relative Clause
A relative clause modifies a noun or noun phrase and is dependent. Relative clauses provide additional information which identifies or describes a noun. Relative clauses are also referred to as adjective clauses.
Example:
There are customers in this coffee shop who have preferred decaffeinated coffee for years.
There are customers in this store who have been shopping here for more than three years.