Question

Identify the independent clause in this sentence: Although Sharon danced well tonight, she has performed better in the past.

Answer 1

An independent clause, as the name suggests, is a clause that can stand alone and be a complete thought.
Because D is the only option that is a complete sentence/thought, the answer would be D. All the other options are incomplete thoughts.

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Answer 2

The correct answer is D) she has performed better in the past

Explanation:

In grammar, an independent clause can be defined as a set of words that express a complete idea, contain a verb and a subject and can stand by itself. This is the opposite of dependent clauses that dependent on other clauses to have a complete idea.

In the case of the sentence "Although Sharon danced well tonight, she has performed better in the past" the clause "Although Sharon danced well tonight" is a dependent clause as this does not express a complete idea; on the other hand, "she has performed better in the past" is the independent clause because this contains a subject "she", a verb "has performed", and different from the first clause it can stand by itself which means this it does not need the first clause to express an idea.