Independent Marker
A connecting word used at the beginning of an independent clause.
e.g.: Jim studied in the Sweet Shop for his chemistry quiz; however, it was hard to concentrate because of the noise.
e.g.: also, consequently, furthermore, however, moreover, nevertheless, and therefore
Dependent Marker
A dependent marker word is a word added to the beginning of an independent clause that makes it into a dependent clause.
e.g.: When Jim studied in the Sweet Shop for his chemistry quiz, it was very noisy.
when is the Dependent Marker
e.g.: after, although, as, as if, because, before, even if, even though, if, in order
to, since, though, unless, until, whatever, when, whenever, whether, and while
Rules: These are some of the rules I found.
i. (Dependent sentence or clause)(comma)(Independent Clause) Or (Independent Marker)(independent clause)(independent clause)
Ex: when I went to the store, I did not buy a bread
ii. (Independent Clause)(full stop)(Independent clause)
iii. (Independent Clause)(semi colon)(Independent clause)
(Independent Clause)(comma)(conjunction)(Independent clause)
iv. (Independent clause)(;)(Independent marker)(comma)(independent clause)
v. (independent clause)(dependent clause)
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