How are independent clauses and dependent clauses different?

A dependent clause is a group of words that also contains a subject and a verb, but it is not a complete thought a dependent clause cannot stand on its own as a sentence; it is dependent on being attached to an independent clause to form a sentence.

what novel are you talking about?

are you kidding? from that description of two mansions, you can't figure out which one is bleak and desolate? maybe you should consider looking those words up in a dictionary, if you don't know what they mean already.