independent clause
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Grammarindependent clauseˌindependent ˈclause noun [countable] technical SLGa clause which can make a sentence by itself, for example ‘she went home’ in the sentence ‘She went home because she was tired.’ SYN main clauseExamples from the Corpusindependent clause• Frye wrote the words independent clause and subordinate clause on the board.