Clauses We can see the clause when we have two or more sentences acting like one of them. Here we have two different types of clauses: Main clause The main clause is a group of words that can stand on its own. Is usually contains at least a subject and a verb. This is sometimes called a "simple sentence" or a "finite sentence" (according to the book English Grammar II Supporting material ). For example: Diane kicked the soda machine. Diane: the subject; Kicked: the verb. Subordinate clause A subordinate clause—also called a dependent clause —will begin with a subordinate conjunction or a relative pronoun and will contain both a subject and a verb . this combination of words will not form a complete sentence . it will instead make a reader want additional information to finish the thought (Grammar Bytes). For example: After Amy sneezed all over the tuna salad ...