Asked by Steve

Scientists report (1) that creatures living in the deep sea are in danger of starving to death.

The underlined part of sentence 1 is what kind of clause?

adverbial clause
adjectival clause
noun clause
Independent clause

My answer is independent because if you remove the word that the sentence can stand alone.
Answered by Reed
You're right! :)
Answered by Steve
thank you
Answered by Reed
You're welcome. :)
Answered by Writeacher
<b> Which part of the sentence is underlined?</b> From "that" to the end of the sentence?

If so, then it's not independent.

If "Scientists report" is underlined, then yes, that's the independent clause.
Answered by Reed
Yes, I was assuming that if the clause beginning "that" was eliminated, "Scientists report" is an independent clause.
Answered by Writeacher
It sure doesn't help when we don't know what's underlined, does it?!?!

<shaking my head>
Answered by Maddie
It's adverbial right?
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