Independent clause
- independent clause can stand alone as a sentence, beginning with a capital letter and ending with terminal punctuation such as a period. A dependent clause cannot stand alone as a sentence; instead it must be attached to an independent clause."
(G. Lutz and D. Stevenson, The Writer's Digest Grammar Desk Reference, 2005) - "When liberty is taken away by force, it can be restored by force. When it is relinquished voluntarily by default, it can never be recovered."
(Dorothy Thompson) - "The average man does not want to be free. He simply wants to be safe.
(H.L. Mencken) - "When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.
(Ernest Hemingway) - "I was born when you kissed me. I died when you left me. I lived a few weeks while you loved me."
(Humphrey Bogart in the movie In a Lonely Place) - "Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket."
(George Orwell) - "Age is strictly a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
(Jack Benny) - "Her hat is a creation that will never go out of style; it will just look ridiculous year after year."
(Fred Allen) - "Comedy has to be based on truth. You take the truth and you put a little curlicue at the end. (Sid Caesar)
- "If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door."
(Milton Berle) - "What's another word for 'thesaurus'?"
(Steven Wright) - "You have a responsibility to the public discourse, and you fail miserably."
(Jon Stewart to Tucker Carlson on CNN's Crossfire, Oct. 2004) - "A schedule defends from chaos and whim."
(Annie Dillard)
Pronunciation: IN-dee-PEN-dent claws
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