Which of the following sentences contains a dependent clause?
a) my mother, who never wastes anything, rinsed and saved the take-out boxes
b) we were running late and, we had to skip stopping by the post office.
c) I had never been to New York before this spring
d) you should take an umbrella to the game***
No. There is only one verb in that sentence. There is no dependent clause at all. Re-read the link Ms. Sue posted for you.
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Please Reed I think its A i think i got it i just need this please
Why do you think it's A? What is the dependent clause?
I think its A because it had 3 dependent clauses into one sentence, like my mom cant stand alone. A dependent clause is a clause that cannot stand alone. And just so you know I am not guessing, I am really trying to get this i just don't quite understand
Obviously you didn't take my advice and read the link I posted.
The sentence that contains a dependent clause is:
b) we were running late and we had to skip stopping by the post office.
To identify the dependent clause in this sentence, we need to look for a clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. In this case, the dependent clause is "we had to skip stopping by the post office." It does not express a complete thought and relies on the main clause "we were running late" to form a complete sentence.