query: if you add "not" before a dependent clause does it become an independent clause?
positive_passages.docid: 21462
positive_passages.text: scope of clause within complex sentence
negative_passages.docid: 123682
negative_passages.text: Can I use an "if" clause without "then"?
negative_passages.docid: 157111
negative_passages.text: Can the "don't" contraction be expanded when used as a command?
negative_passages.docid: 128967
negative_passages.text: "Not only..., but also" without "but"
negative_passages.docid: 64670
negative_passages.text: About the dropped "that" as a conjunction before a clause
negative_passages.docid: 73719
negative_passages.text: Antecedent Precedence?
negative_passages.docid: 41962
negative_passages.text: Why do not we ask negative questions without a contraction on the not after the verb?
negative_passages.docid: 97614
negative_passages.text: Should a colon be used following a dependent clause to introduce a quote?
negative_passages.docid: 44441
negative_passages.text: Does English allow a zero copula in subordinate clauses?
negative_passages.docid: 15081
negative_passages.text: "Not once he would" vs. "not once would he"
negative_passages.docid: 13015
negative_passages.text: When do we not put a comma before "because"?
negative_passages.docid: 108768
negative_passages.text: Is 'that' optional after linking verb?
negative_passages.docid: 8622
negative_passages.text: Can a word be contracted twice (e.g. "I'ven't")?
negative_passages.docid: 37156
negative_passages.text: How is double negation interpreted in English?
negative_passages.docid: 128195
negative_passages.text: Do you need a comma before a subordinating conjunction (like if)?
negative_passages.docid: 38733
negative_passages.text: When can one omit "that" from a sentence?
negative_passages.docid: 17477
negative_passages.text: Is it normal to use “absent” as a preposition instead of ‘without,’ or ‘in the absence of’?