Answer:
The question is not complete, as none of the clauses in the sentence are underlined, however, I will give you the type of each of the two clauses:
<u>Because he ran:</u> (subordinate clause)
<u>he was able to catch the bus.</u> (independent clause)
Explanation:
A clause is a part of a sentence, and a clause contains a verb.
Subordinate/dependent clauses are clauses that cannot stand alone when isolated from a sentence, and still make complete sense, instead, they help to give further meaning to the main/independent clause. In this case "Because he ran", is not a complete thought on its own, as it leads to asking the question "so what?"
Independent/main clauses can stand alone and still make sense. In this example "he was able to catch the bus" can stand alone and still make sense.
Answer:
Fossils can be defined as remnants of plants and animals that have lived on the earth many years ago. Coal can be defined as a solid type of fossil fuel which is formed from decayed plants.
Coal arises from different plant debris such was roots, leaves, trees that settle in swamps, the seperation and gathering of these debris forms what is known as "peat". Folds of the peat covered by sediment is exposed to heat and pressure for millions of years to form coal.
I used to have a teacher who said this as well. The best way to understand would be to show examples of how to specify such terms as “stuff” and “things”. For instance: “The birds have lots of stuff.” That was not clear because the reader does not know what the “stuff” is. Instead, the text could be changed to: “The birds have lots of feathers.” Now the reader knows what the stuff is because it has been replaced with a more specific word. If you go over multiple examples in your head, it will become easier to comprehend and you will get used to doing it.
Conjunction, “If” is a conjunctional term that begins a sentence with a dependent clause
