Which of the following sentences contains an independent and dependent clause? Question 2 options: The boy likes cookies; the gi
rl likes ice-cream. Once I went hiking with my best friend. Billy Jo thinks that the sky is blue because the sun paints it each morning. While dreaming, the dog chased a cat down the alleyway to the garbage dump.
Billy Jo thinks that the sky is blue because the sun paints it each morning.
<em>Billy Jo thinks that the sky is blue</em>. This is the independent clause. It has meaning by itself.
..<em>because the sun paints it each morning</em>. This is the dependent clause. It does not have meaning by itself. It needs the independent clause. It gives extra information -reason- related to the information in the independent clause.
You could use the library or the internet when you're considering a topic to write about so you know all you need to when you are writing it. hope this helps!
