Question

Combine these independent clauses into a sentence that contains a dependent clause and an independent clause. i was late to class. i overslept this morning.

Answer 1

I overslept this morning so I was late to class.

Answer 2

I was late to class because I overslept this morning.

Step-by-step explanation:

The clause "I overslept this morning" stops being independent when we add the subordinating conjunction because before it in order to indicate that the whole clause now acts as an adverb (expressing cause) that modifies the main clause, i.e., "I was late to class."