Question

Is the underlined clause independent or subordinate?

A man whose name was Rip Van Winkle once lived near the Catskill Mountains.



A.
independent


B.
subordinate

Answer 1

The underline clause is "whose name was Rip Van Winkle" is a subordinate clause or also know as dependent clause. It is clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence because it does not express a complete thought.