Answer with Explanation:
1. Highlight the subjects and the predicates.
Sentence: Eugene was playing a make-believe baseball game while his cousin was studying her history lesson.
Subjects:
Predicates:
- "was playing a make-believe baseball game"
- "was studying her history lesson"
Remember that the doer of the action is the<u> subject</u> while the<u> predica</u>te is <u>the part of the sentence containing the action.</u>
2. Which is an independent clause?
Sentence: Eugene was playing a make-believe baseball game while his cousin was studying her history lesson.
Independent Clause:
- "Eugene was playing a make-believe baseball game"
An independent clause is <u>a type of clause that stands on its own.</u> It has a subject and a predicate and has a complete thought. The sentence above is connected by a "subordinating conjunction" (while). The dependent clause is "while his cousin was studying her history lesson."
Answer:
Can give complete answer but here's the definition
Explanation:
a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
