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German comma rule: Linking main clauses and subordinate clauses with the conjunction “dass” (that) Posted by on Aug 30, 2013

There are two basic sentence types in German: main clauses, which are also know as independent clauses and subordinate clauses, which are also known as dependent clauses. Main or independent clauses can stand alone, whereas subordinate or dependent clauses require a sentence to which they are linked. Unlike in English, German main clauses and subordinate…

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