Question

which are independent clauses
before the sun rose
after we go to the restaurant
the water was flowing quickly
even though she was sick
the upcoming holiday is thursday

Answer 1

Independent clauses are groups of words that can stand alone as complete sentences because they express a complete thought.

From the options you provided, the independent clauses are:

- **the water was flowing quickly**
- **the upcoming holiday is Thursday**

The other phrases are not independent clauses because they do not express complete thoughts:

- **before the sun rose** (dependent clause)
- **after we go to the restaurant** (dependent clause)
- **even though she was sick** (dependent clause)