independent clause.
"He moved" is the independent clause because it can stand alone as a complete sentence. "But then" is a subordinating conjunction that introduces the dependent clause which adds more information about the action in the independent clause.
"On the beach" is a phrase, not an independent clause. It does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence.
The opposite of a sentence phrase or subordinate can be a main clause or an independent clause. These are complete thoughts or ideas that can stand alone as a sentence.
An independent clause (or main clause) can be defined as a clause that can stand by itself, also known as a simple sentence. An independent clause contains a subject and a predicate ; it makes sense by itself. Independent clauses can be joined by using a semicolon or a coordinating conjunction such as for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
A complex sentence is a sentence that contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause. The independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence, while the dependent clause relies on the independent clause to make sense.
This question is somewhat ambiguously phrased, because independent and dependent clauses are mutually exclusive categories, and a clause that is introduced by a subordinate conjunction is not independent by definition. However, substituting a coordinating conjunction in a independent clause by a subordinate conjunction can convert an initially independent clause into a dependent clause.
A dependent clause is a group of words that has a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence because it does not express a complete thought. An independent clause, on the other hand, is a group of words that has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought, thus forming a complete sentence. Example: Dependent clause: "Although she was tired" - this phrase cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. Independent clause: "She went to bed early" - this phrase can stand alone as a complete sentence.
The Use of CommasThis question appears to vague because there are many different ways. Here are some basic ways of comma usage:-Whenever you have what is called a "FANBOYS" you use a comma before a "FANBOYS".Now as you are probably wondering, what is a FANBOY? A "FANBOYS" is an acronym that stands for:*for*and*nor*but*or*yet*soSo whenever you have a "FANBOYS" you put a comma in front of the "FANBOYS", HOWEVER, this rule only applies if you have two independent clauses. Now you are probably wondering what an independent clause is. An independent clause is a complete sentence that consist of a subject and a verb; it also makes complete sense.Example:The man went to the store, and the woman went home."The man went to the store is an independent clause, and "the woman went home" is an independent clause". So between the the two independent clauses you put a "FANBOYS".Now if you have an independent clause and a phrase you do not put a comma between the independent clause and phrase. A phrase does not consist of either a subject or verb, and it does not make sense.Example:The student did her homework and went to bed.*note "the student did her homework" is an independent clause, however, "went to bed" is a phrase because it does not have a subject; it also does not make sense.*There are MANY different ways to use commas. This is just one of the many basics.
A clause is basically any kind of phrase within (or as) a sentence. There are independent and dependent clauses. An independent clause is any phrase that can stand alone as its own sentence. For instance, in the sentence "Jane and I were walking when we saw the dog," the first portion "Jane and I were walking" would be an independent clause. A dependent clause, however, doesn't make sense when taken out of the sentence; it is therefore dependent on the sentence as a whole. For instance, "when we saw the dog" would be a dependent clause (here, a prepositional phrase to be more specific) because it does not have the necessary elements of a sentence that an independent clause has.
A complex sentence is a sentence consisting of an independent clause and a subordinating clause.
An independent clause stands alone.