Definition that contains dependent clause
- semicolon a punctuation mark (`;') used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period
- subordinating conjunction a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that introduces a dependent clause
- run-on sentence an ungrammatical sentence in which two or more independent clauses are conjoined without a conjunction
- subordinate conjunction a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that introduces a dependent clause
- compound sentence a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses