Question

A group of words that has a subject and predicate that can stand alone as a sentence is called _____. an absolute phrase a participial phrase a dependent clause an independent clause

Answer 1

It is called an independent clause

Answer 2

The correct answer is the last option: "an independent clause".

Independent clauses are those which can stand alone and make sense by itself since they have a subject and a predicate, therefore, they express complete thoughts. For example, in the sentence "I like music and reading" we do not need to add information because the message is clear.

Obviously, independent clauses may also be joined to both independent or dependent clauses in order to expand ideas.