Question

Identify the number of independent and subordinate clauses in the following group of words.

Jean prepared for rain by packing an umbrella, but the sun ended up coming out

A.
one independent clause only

B.
one subordinate clause only

C.
two independent clauses

D.
one independent clause and one subordinate clause

Answer 1

The correct answer for the given question above would be option C. Based on the given sample sentence above, it contains two independent clauses and no dependent clause. The sentence is considered as a compound sentence, using "but" as the coordinating conjunction. Hope this answers your question.