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AssignmentMultiple Select

Connecting Sentences and Clauses

Question 5 • CARE_24_25_TX-English IV A

Which of these are independent clauses? Check all that apply.if you finish setting the tablemy grandmother made rice and beanswe need to wash the windows tomorrowspring cleaning can be funwhile my brother Seamus folded the laundry

Answer
A
if you finish setting the table
B
my grandmother made rice and beans
C
we need to wash the windows tomorrow
D
spring cleaning can be fun
E
while my brother Seamus folded the laundry

Explanation

An independent clause has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. “My grandmother made rice and beans,” “we need to wash the windows tomorrow,” and “spring cleaning can be fun” each stand alone as complete sentences. “If you finish setting the table” and “while my brother Seamus folded the laundry” begin with words that make them dependent clauses, so they do not express complete thoughts on their own.

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