Doubt - Independent Clause and Dependent clause

Question

Hi, I was going through a material that said in the following sentence both the clauses are Independent, hence need to be separated by a semicolon.

Tom loves his job in the corporate office; his job is challenging.

In my opinion, the second clause is dependent because it starts with "his job", which is not defined whose job is it referring to.
 
Tom loves his job --> independent clause
in the corporate office --> phrase
His job is challenging --> dependent clause

Pls, help me correct this !!!

EducationAisle · Answer

Hi Gaurav, the presence of a  pronoun  alone (he, she, his, her etc.) does not make a clause dependent. If that were the case, all clauses using any pronoun, would be a dependent clause. But that's not necessarily the case.

Please watch  our video  on  Independent and Dependent clauses .

p.s. Our book    EducationAisle Sentence Correction Nirvana    discusses  Independent and Dependent clauses , their application and examples in significant detail. If you or someone is interested, PM me your email-id; I can mail the corresponding section.

bansalgaurav · Answer

Grt !!! thanks  education  aisle

Iamprithwish · Answer

The presence of a pronoun doesn't make the clause dependant.
For example consider the sentence:- 
His dog is dead.
My legs are aching.

Doubt - Independent Clause and Dependent clause

Prep Toolkit

Top 5 GMAT Debrief Videos

615 to 715 in 15 Days (Ria's Strategies)

More than Quant/Verbal Abilities: Speed vs. Accuracy

745 with Only Self-Prep and GMAT Club

From 555 to 765: 210-point Improvement

Perfect 805 Score Debrief by Julia

My Rewards