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Independent clause

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence because it contains a subject and predicate and expresses a complete thought.

AP course connection

Topic 7.4: 7.4 Exploring how sentence development affects an argument

Unit 7

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