Jessica ate the cookies that her daughter baked for her.
in one to two sentences identify the bold words as an independent clause, dependent clause, or a phrase and explain their functions within the sentence
- "Jessica ate the cookies" is an independent clause because it can stand alone as a complete sentence.
- "that her daughter baked for her" is a dependent clause because it cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and is dependent on the independent clause to give it meaning. This subordinate clause acts as an adjective that provides more information about the cookies.