Question

James spent the day at the batting cage (because there was nothing to do at his house)

is this an independent clause or a dependent clause?

Answer 1

Hey there!

This is an independent clause, because it CAN stand alone as a sentence. Dependent clauses CANNOT stand alone as a sentence. Another detail is that independent clauses have a subject AND a predicate, whereas dependent clauses only have a subject OR a predicate, not both.

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