Question

independent clause and dependent clause HELP ????

"They laughed at the stories which were told." WHICH ONE IS THE INDEPENDENT AND WHICH ONE IS THE DEPENDENT CLAUSE?

Answer 1

\(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm Independent~clause }\) and \(\normalsize\color{magenta}{ \rm Subordinate~clause }\).

Examples:

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\(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm I~was~unable~to~go~to~the~movie~yesterday }\), \(\normalsize\color{magenta}{ \rm because~my~boss~assigned~an }\)
\(\normalsize\color{magenta}{ \rm extra~task~for~me }\).

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\(\normalsize\color{magenta}{ \rm When~I~tried~to~climb~on~the~second~floor }\), \(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm I~fell~on~the~ground~and~broke }\)
\(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm my~back }\).

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\(\normalsize\color{magenta}{ \rm Since~the~time~my~older~brother~has~beaten~me~up }\), \(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm I~stopped~stealing~his~suits }\).

Answer 2

\(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm Independent~clause}\), is a clause that \(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm can}\) form a sentence on it's own.
\(\normalsize\color{magenta}{ \rm Subordinate~clause}\), is a clause that \(\normalsize\color{magenta}{ \rm can't}\) form a sentence on it's own.

Answer 3

yes you can have a sentence that is a question, and contains an independent and subordinate (to the independent clause) clause.

Answer 4

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