Probably your thesis statement to make sure you havent strayed from your main theme
It reveals why Jekyll looked so sad and would not join the men.
Soldier battle is the answer that I think it is
The development of the Gospels consisted of three stages: the first stage being the period of Jesus' life, the second stage being the period of Oral Tradition and the third stage being the period of the Evangelists (16). The first stage is the period of Jesus' life. ... The third stage is the period of the Evangelists.
The independent clause in the sentence is "we returned it." This is the answer because if you say the sentence alone it makes since and it does not need another sentence to support it. Furthermore, the dependent clause in that sentence is "Because the shirt had a tear,". This does not express a reasoning for the shirt having a tear. But, "we returned it", has a subject and a verb. "we" is the subject, and the action of returning is the verb. I hope this has been helpful. : )
