Question

Which of these clauses is an independent clause?

1. While I stared out the bus window.
2. When I arrived at the bowling alley.
3. After leaving my house at dawn.
4. Florence was waiting for me with her pot-bellied pig.

Answer 1

4. Florence was waiting for me with her pot-bellied pig.

Step-by-step explanation:

An independent clause is a clause that can stand alone as a sentence.

Options 1, 2, and 3 don't make any sense because the sentence is not complete and can not stand alone.

Answer 2

4. Florence was waiting for me with her pot-bellied pig.

Step-by-step explanation:

An independent clause is a sentence that can stand alone by itself. The three other options can't stand by itself, which makes them dependent clauses.