Question

Help????????????????

Answer 1

Seriously?

Independent 
"the cheetah darted away"
"he ran into the trees"
"it's funny"

Dependent 
"before we knew it"
"after we scared him"
"because he scared me"

Answer 2

Independent clauses are clauses that can be said by themselves. Dependent clauses are dependent on other parts of a sentence. This being said....

Independent:
- the cheetah darted away
- he ran into the trees
- it's funny

Dependent:
- Before we knew it
- After we scared him
- because he scared me