Question

PLEASE HELP ASAP!!!

Which of these sentences is an independent clause?

1. While Marvin plays air guitar in the back seat.

2. Unless she can get the gum out of her hair in time for the big dance.

3. The superhero is afraid of heights.

4. Until Thanksgiving is over.

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Answer 1

Answer: choice 3. The superhero is afraid of heights

The other choices are sentences that are incomplete because they need more structue to them. For example, sentence 1 implies that something else is going on during Marvin's guitar time. The other sentences have cliffhangers as well and they arent fully independent or on their own. Sentence 3 expesses a single complete thought without introducing some other related or tangential thought needed to complete that idea.

Answer 2

3. The superhero is afraid of heights.

"The superhero is afraid of heights." is independent clause because the sentence contains a subject and verb and it's a complete sentence.

Explanation:

An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought. An independent clause is a sentence.

Jim studied in the Sweet Shop for his chemistry quiz.

A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought. A dependent clause cannot be a sentence. Often a dependent clause is marked by a dependent marker word. A dependent marker word is a word added to the beginning of an independent clause that makes it into a dependent clause. Some common dependent markers are: after, although, as, as if, because, before, even if, even though, if, in order to, since, though, unless, until, whatever, when, whenever, whether, and while.

When Jim studied in the Sweet Shop for his chemistry quiz . . .

(What happened when he studied? The thought is incomplete.)

Hope this helps!!!