Question

Read the sentence below and answer the question. We were waiting outside because it was a nice day, and my sister came to meet us. The sentence above is made up of which kinds of clauses, in what order? an independent clause then a dependent clause a dependent clause then an independent clause an independent clause, then a dependent clause, then an independent clause two dependent clauses then an independent clause

Answer 1

Answer:

The sentence above is made up of an independent clause, then a dependent clause, then an independent clause.

Explanation:

The sentence above is a compound-complex sentence. A compound-complex sentence is made up of two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. The difference between an independent clause and a dependent one is that former can stand alone as a sentence because it represents a complete thought.

I) We were waiting outside because it was a nice day, and my sister came to meet us

II) We were waiting outside

III) *Because it was a nice day

IV) And my sister came to meet us

As you can see, II and IV are the independent clauses in the sentence. They can stand alone as complete sentences. On the contrary, III is a dependent clause. It depends on the main clauses to complete its meaning. Otherwise, it is ungrammatical (III).