Stopping at a red light is always a good idea. A word or group of words which receives the action of a verb or that completes the description or statement being made about the subject. I threw the baseball . I gave the ball to Jack. These can also be nouns or adjectives.
Love makes the world a happier place.
Yes, I am calling you ridiculous. If a clause can stand by itself as a sentence, it is an independent clause. If the clause is acting as a noun, adjective or adverb and cannot stand by itself, it is a dependent or subordinate clause. If you need help understanding the way sentences are put together, click here to skip to the Sentences page in this chapter. If you would like to move on to the next page in this chapter, click here for the Using Pronouns page.