What is the dependent clause in this sentence If I can't find my mittens, I can’t go out.

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Valery Letroye · Answer 1 · 2021-03-06T02:00:36+0000

Answer:

I can’t go out.

Step-by-step explanation:

This the dependent clause because you not being able to go out depends on you finding your mittens.

Ammar Bandukwala · Answer 2 · 2021-03-11T00:06:23+0000

Answer:

If I can't find my mittens...

Step-by-step explanation:

It's considered dependent (or subordinating) because it is a clause that cannot stand on it own; it's dependent on the main (independent) sentence.

Generally speaking, clauses that begin with adverbs are dependent clauses.

Ex.

After I graduate ...

When I die ...

If I win the lottery ...