You can often identify a dependent clause by a “dependent marker word”— a word or phrase which implies there is more to the sentence (e.g. “when”). When the dog barked. The example of an independent ...

Study these examples. My dad came to pick me up this morning my school ... I decided to take a class outside of my major, I ended up taking an introductory physics class. This is a dependent clause ...

In this example, notice how a comma and a conjunction (e.g. and ... will create a comma splice (two independent clauses joined together as if one is a dependent clause): Deadpool is a snarky assassin ...