Can a dependent clause be in the middle of an independent clause?

The dependent clause can come before the independent one, after it, or it can come in the middle of it, interrupting the independent clause.

Can an independent clause be interrupted by a dependent clause?

Combining Independent Clauses with Dependent Clauses

When the dependent clause begins with a subordinating conjunction (connecting word) and precedes the independent clause, separate the clauses with a comma.

Can dependent and independent clauses be used in the same sentence?

Connecting dependent and independent clauses

Subordinating conjunctions allow writers to construct complex sentences, which have an independent clause and a subordinate (or dependent) clause.

When a dependent clause follows an independent clause?

When you join a dependent clause to an independent clause, you are not joining equals. One side of the resulting sentence (the independent clause) is stronger, and the other side (the dependent clause) is weaker, or subordinate. (If you are a subordinate at work, you do as you’re told.)

Can a dependent clause be at the beginning of a sentence?

A dependent clause cannot stand alone as a sentence. Like an independent clause, it has a subject and a verb. It may not, however, express a complete thought and may begin with a signal word called a subordinating conjunction.

Can a dependent clause be in the middle of a sentence?

The dependent clause can come before the independent one, after it, or it can come in the middle of it, interrupting the independent clause.

Can a sentence have two dependent clauses?

A COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE has two independent clauses joined to one or more dependent clauses.

When the dependent clause comes before the independent clause Do you need a comma between them?

To attach a dependent clause, use a comma if it comes before the independent clause; use no comma if it comes after the independent clause, unless it is a “contrast word” (although, though, even though, whereas).