Answer:
1) I just won the lottery!
2) Can you come out early tomorrow.
3) Did you break the vase?
4) The movie was amazing!
Answer:
Because it was raining, the soccer game was canceled.
A dependent clause is a phrase that can't stand alone as a sentence. For example, "It was raining" can stand alone, and is an independent clause. "Because it was raining" cannot stand alone, thus a dependent clause.
O. Henry's The Gift of the Magi is considered a short story. O. Henry is actually a pen name for William Sydney Porter. The short short story is about a married couple and their ways of dealing with the challenges of purchasing Christmas gifts for each other. The challenge is, it has to be a secret and they don't have much money.
The answer is: <span>He appreciates Della's gift to him, even if he won't be able to use it.</span>
