The theme here is that his daughter has changed because of her friends. She became closer to them than her father and spends more time with them than him. The narrator wants to correct this that is why he wants to talk to her.
An independent clause have a subject and a verb and Independent clause expresses as a complete thought that can stands alone as a coherent sentence. A dependent clause does not express a complete thought and because of that, It can't be called as a sentence.
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The phrase helps give the passage a casual and humorous tone.
This wonderful speech given twice (the last time in the middle of the civil war) by Sojourner Truth, emphasized and pleads for the right of women to be recognized as women. This mother of 13 [who saw most of her children sold into slavery] is not pleading for equality and voting rights. She is pleading for decency.
The whole speech is very moving. You might want to look it up.
Answer: False
Reason: I’ve done this assignment before