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QUESTION 5
An independent clause contains a subject and verb, expresses a complete thought, and can stand on its own as a complete sentence.

A dependent clause contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought; it depends on being joined to an independent clause to form a complete sentence. Dependent clauses can often be recognized by a marker word at the beginning of the clause that signals a subordinate relationship with an independent clause.

Many sentence fragments are dependent clauses that have mistakenly been separated from the independent clauses they belong with.

Which of the following is a dependent clause? Mark all that apply.

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When the TARDIS was a woman.


Because he is smarter than everyone else.


As if he was actually Sherlock Holmes.


If Amy presses the button to release the space whale.


How you win is what matters.


The family was shocked when their daughter ran off with the chauffeur.

Answer 1

The answer choices which represents a dependent clause in accordance with the definition of dependent clauses is;

• When the TARDIS was a woman.
• Because he is smarter than everyone else.
• As if he was actually Sherlock Holmes.
• If Amy presses the button to release the space whale.

What are dependent and independent clauses?

The principal distinctive property of independent and dependent clauses is that while, the former is capable of expressing a complete though and hence is a sentence, the latter does not express a complete thought and depends on being joined to an independent clause.

Hence, it follows from the paragraph above and the identification of the marker words that the answer choices listed are dependent clauses.

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