Question

The choices below include three dependent clauses and one independent clause. Identify the independent clause. A) When time ran off the clock Eliminate B) After the frosty silence in the gardens C) He hit a shot at the buzzer D) Before our time together comes to a close

Answer 1

The independent clause is C. He hit a shot at the buzzer, because it is a complete thought.

Answer 2

C) He hit a shot at the buzzer

Step-by-step explanation:

A clause is a group of related words that have a subject and a verb; it can be either dependent or independent. Independent clauses express a complete thought and they can stand alone as a full sentence. Dependent clauses, on the other hand, do not express a complete thought on its own, and therefore it cannot stand on its own (They depend on another clause to make sense).

From all the choices, option C: "He hit a shot at the buzzer" is the independent clause because it is the only one that expresses a complete thought on its own and can stand alone as a full sentence.