Question

After sailing more than 27,000 nautical miles, Laura Dekker became the youngest person to sail solo around the world.

a. Which part of the sentence is the independent clause?

b. Which part of the sentence is the dependent clause?

c. Which part of the sentence is the subordinating conjunction?

Answer 1

a. Laura Dekker became the youngest person to sail solo around the world.

b. After sailing more than 27,000 nautical miles,

c. After

Step-by-step explanation:

a. The part of the sentence that can work by itself. (independent)

b. The part of the sentence that is dependent on the independent clause.

c. After is a subordinating conjunction