Dependent and independent clauses | Syntax | Khan Academy

Keep going! Check out the next lesson and practice what you’re learning: Independent clauses can stand on their own as sentences, but dependent clauses can’t. We’ll take a closer look at what this means. Practice this yourself on Khan Academy right now: Watch the next lesson: Missed the previous lesson? Watch here: Syntax on Khan Academy: Syntax is the ordering of language; it’s the study of how sentences work. In this section, we’ll scratch the surface of syntax as it applies to English grammar. Much more can be said about this subject, but we’ll save that for KA Linguistics. About Khan…