DEPENDENT CLAUSE or INDEPENDENT CLAUSE
1. WHETHER HE ATTENDS THE PARTY OR NOT, I have decided to go.
2. Before you begin studying for the exam, YOU WILL PROBABLY WANT TO REST.
3. I wore my boots BECAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE IT MIGHT SNOW.
4. SINCE YOU'VE TAKEN YOUR EXAM IN BIOLOGY, you probably don't feel like studying for tomorrow's exam in Math.
5. Before you begin studying for the exam, YOU WILL PROBABLY WANT TO REST.
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Answer:
1. Dependent
2. Independent
3. Dependent
4. Independent
5. Independent
Explanation:
A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought. A dependent clause cannot be a sentence. Often a dependent clause is marked by a dependent marker word.
An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought.