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Convert the following sentences into clauses:

I. Coconut-crunchy is a biscuit.
II. Mary is a child who takes coconut-crunchy.
III. John loves children who take biscuits.
IV. John loves Mary.
a) I only
b) I and II
c) II and III
d) III and IV

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Final answer:

The correct sentences that can be converted into clauses from the provided list are II and III because they contain dependent clauses, making the correct option c) II and III.

Step-by-step explanation:

The conversion refers to identifying parts of the sentence that can stand alone (independent clauses) or ones that are dependent on other parts of the sentence (dependent clauses). Example 1: The sentence "Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are" features two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction "and."

An independent clause has a subject and verb and can stand alone as a complete sentence. Example 2: In "Janis spent her vacation in Goa, which is on the west coast of the Indian subcontinent," we identify a dependent clause starting with "which." This clause cannot stand alone and is providing additional information about Goa.

To address the student's question more directly, sentence II, "Mary is a child who takes coconut-crunchy," contains a dependent clause "who takes coconut-crunchy" which describes Mary. Sentence III, "John loves children who take biscuits," also contains a dependent clause "who take biscuits" describing the children. Therefore, the correct option is c) II and III as these sentences contain clauses that can be identified as such.

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