The independent clause is "WE ARE NOT EATING ON THE PATIO" the reason why, is because the second part of the sentence cannot stand on its own, due to the fact it has a because in it. because is a transition word.
it is a phrase becuase a phrase is a group of words that may contain either a subject or a verb but not both and the sentence "swimming laps at the pool" only contians a subject becuase, who is swimming laps at the pool?
Answer: the subject and verb must agree with one another in their tense.
Explanation: In order for a sentence to be grammatically correct, the subject and verb must both be singular or plural.
the subject and verb must agree with one another in their tense.
The t-shirt that they give only to people who finish is a big reason that so many people take up the challenging race.
This paraphrase presents the same information as in the sentence, but since it should be a bit more of a summary, it takes out the specific detail of how many people actually run the race, which can just be paraphrased into 'so many'.
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Questions pertaining to "What is the ultimate reality?" (e.g. "what happens after this life?" "Is this all there is?")
Plato believed life was like "shadows on a wall," in that it is virtually impossible to know anything outside of what our physical senses relay to us.