Question

Read “Crossing the Bar” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Which line in the poem is an example of an independent clause?

Answer 1

The correct answer is D. I hope to see my Pilot face to face

Explanation:

In grammar, an independent clause refers to a clause that expresses a complete idea or thought, which means other words or sentence should not be added to it and therefore the clause is independent. Additionally, for a clause to be independent it needs to contain at least a subject, which is the person or agent in the clause, and the main action, which is expressed by a verb. Also, different to dependent clauses, independent clause never begging by a subordinating conjunction such as although, because or when as this shows the sentence needs from another sentence and is dependent.

Considering this, from the options provided the one that is an example of an independent clause in the poem "Crossing the Bar" is "I hope to see my Pilot face to face" because this sentence expresses a complete idea, contains a subject (I) and a verb (hope) and does not need from another sentence to stand, features that belong to independent clauses. Also, other options contain subordinating conjunctions or are not complete in meaning which makes them dependent clauses.