[1] When Nicki woke up, it was still dark outside. [2] Although she was tired, she stumbled out of bed, brushed her teeth, and p
ut on her running clothes. [3] When she went into the kitchen, she saw that her mom had left her favorite water bottle on the counter. [4] As she had done every day for the past month, she opened the front door, stepped onto the pavement, and began her morning ritual. Which of the following best describes this paragraph? A.) Each sentence begins with the subject.
B.) Each sentence begins with a dependent clause.
C.) Each sentence begins with the predicate.
D.) Each sentence begins with an independent clause.
The correct answer is B. Each sentence begins with a dependent clause. Dependent clauses are those that cannot exist on their own - meaning that they have to be included within independent clause so as to be grammatically correct. In all of these sentences dependent clauses are located before the first comma in the sentence.
