Answer:
1) Which areas of the state seem to be affected?
- In order to find out the location of what's going wrong to examine it further.
2) What experts have been consulted on the water quality issue in the state?
- To make sure the water is okay to drink.
3) What water testing has been done to determine if there are water quality issues?
- To have a certain evaluation of the water and its conditions.
Billy Jo thinks that the sky is blue because the sun paints it each morning.
<em>Billy Jo thinks that the sky is blue</em>. This is the independent clause. It has meaning by itself.
..<em>because the sun paints it each morning</em>. This is the dependent clause. It does not have meaning by itself. It needs the independent clause. It gives extra information -reason- related to the information in the independent clause.
Answer:
for the first one: B
Second one:B
third one:A
Fourth one: A
5th one: B
Exlpanation: sorry if i get it wrong ):