An independent clause is a sentence that can stand alone, and is usually followed by a subordinating conjunction that connects the independent and dependent clause
Allusion is a figure of speech, in which one refers covertly or indirectly to an object or circumstance from an external context. For example, you might say to one of your guy friends, "Don't act like Romeo in front of her." that would mean you are referencing to Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet."
D. subjunctive. It’s a mood based off thoughts and feelings, not facts.
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<em>Answer:</em>
<em>1. One of the students </em><em><u>is</u></em><em>(was/is) talking.</em>
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<em>2. My friend and his father </em><em><u>have</u></em><em> (are/is) a meeting that is tomorrow.</em>
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<em>3. The novelist and poet </em><em><u>were</u></em><em> (was/were) dead.</em>
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<em>4. Ravi as well as his brother </em><em><u>plays</u></em><em> (play/plays) cricket.</em>
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<em>5. Nobody </em><em><u>knows</u></em><em> what happened to her. (know/knows)</em>
<em>❀Hope this helped you!❀</em>
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