Question

Help me with these independent and dependent clauses.

1. How many independent clauses are in the following sentences? I will be sad when my friends leave, but I get to go to Africa after I graduate.

2. How many dependent clauses are in the following sentence? If I were a betting man I would say that I won.

3. How many independent clauses are in the following sentence? As you walk to school every day, you must stay on the short path.

4. How many dependent clauses are in the following sentence? John, until you try, you will never know what you can do.

5. Is this sentence right or wrong? The doctor who you recommended is not available for three months.

6. Is this sentence right or wrong? Cedric hasn’t decided who should be appointed yet.

7. How many dependent clauses are in the following sentence? Because the test was so difficult, none of the students got a very good grade when it was completed.

8. Is the sentence right or wrong? My parents will accept whom I choose for my spouse.

Answer these questions asap.

Answer 1

independent clause are group of words that make full meaning or sense on their own, even when separated from the rest of the sentence.

while dependent clause are clauses that cannot make complete meaning by themselves because they depend on other part of the sentence for their meaning