(g) Proof of Service. The person effecting service shall make proof thereof to the clerk within the time during which the person served must respond to the summons. Failure to make proof of service, however, shall not affect the validity of service.
In writing, it is important to recognize the different types of clauses, or groups of related words. An independent clause is a simple sentence. It contains a subject, verb, and a complete thought. It can stand alone.
6. subordinate (adj.) (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence