dependent clause meaning in English

从属子句
非独立分句

Step 3 : to begin each round , the judge names the type of dependent clause that each group must use in sentences
第三步:每一局游戏开始时，法官说出一个从句的类型，然后各组同学用此从句类型组织句子。
Step 7 : the game continues when the judge calls out the next type of dependent clause , and sets the timer . the groups play three rounds , one for each type of clause
第七步:游戏继续进行，法官宣布下一个从句的类型，并开始计时。游戏一共3局，每局针对一个从句类型。
If a dependent clause , or an introductory phrase requiring to be set off by a comma , precedes the second independent clause , no comma is needed after the conjunction
如果在第二个独立子句之前有一独立子句，或是一个需要以逗号隔开的起始片语，在该连接词之后不需要逗号。
Similar in principle to the enclosing of parenthetic expressions between commas is the setting off by commas of phrases or dependent clauses preceding or following the main clause of a sentence
类似将附带说明放在逗号之间的规则，位在句子主要子句之前或之后的片语或从属子句，也应以逗号隔开。