CLAUSE

A group of words that contains a subject and a predicate. A clause is either independent or dependent or either a noun clause, which acts as a noun; an adverbial clause, which acts as an adverb; or an adjectival clause, which acts as an adjective.

The Makati Science Vision had its humble beginnings [independent clause] when Mark Noel F Mabanglo edited, published, and circulated a 16-page mimeographed school paper and the Makati Science High School Bulletin of Information on Dec. 10, 1997 [dependent clause].