Which is the independent clause(s) and the subordinate clause(s) in these sentences.... 1. Yo-Yo Ma is an American cellist who is internationally known, and has won ten Grammy Awards and several awards for his recorded per
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The subordinate clause is the clause which, begining with the relative pronoun, "who," and containing a verb,"is," cannot stand alone outside the sentence without changing the "who" to "he." The subordinate clause is: "who is internationally known." There is a second such clause begining with the conjunction, "and." However, it uses the pronoun from the previous clause: "and (who) has won ten Grammy Awards ..." One might argue that the second half of the sentence is one dependent clause with two parts. The independent clause is obvious because it stands alone: "Yo-Yo Ma (subject noun) is (verb) an American cellist (predicate noun)." An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought. An independent clause stands alone as a sentence. It does not need the other clauses to be a complete thought.
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The first part of the sentence is independent because it can stand alone. The portion after the comma is subordinate because it cannot stand alone.
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