Question

Please help with this independent clause sentence.
Identify the sentence with the independent clause underlined.
Because she wanted to win, Lanie practiced hard every day. "because she wanted to win is underlined"

Although Cale is fairly sure about the next move, the team decides to follow Manny’s suggestion and go for the touchdown. "Although Cale is fairly sure about the next move" is underlined


Although he was first to report the missing dog, Gary did not receive the reward money. "Gary did not receive the reward money" is underlined

Karyn ran a marathon, despite being told sh

Answer 1

In order to find the independent clause, the sentence must be able to stay alone in the sentence. For example, "Gary did not receive the reward money" can stand alone in a sentence, while "Although Cale is fairly sure about the next move" cannot. Another tip is to review all of the subordinating conjunctions and to try committing them to memory.

Here is a link to a list of subordinating conjunctions, as well as some additional information about subordinating conjunctions:

http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000377.htm

Answer 2

"Gary did not receive the reward money" is an independent clause.

Answer 3

Thank you so much for the information to help me understand this.