Identify the independent clause from the examples below. Select the two correct answers. (1 point)

Question

Because it is never a good idea to leave your car unlocked.
I am going to wash the car, buy
• groceries, and walk the dog this afternoon.
Stephen, Aliki, and Ahmed spent
• the weekend together at the amusement park.
As soon as the sun goes down
• and the stars can be seen clearly in the sky.
The house on the corner of Elm
• Street and Oak Street where
Xiomara's grandmother lives.
Identify the sentence that uses a noun clause. Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
The person whose sweater I found
• on the back of the chair was my former teacher.
Emily spent several days thinking
• about what she had to do in order to make a good grade.
Why they didn't return any of my
• phone calls or emails is the question I want answered.
Kesha is going to bring a pie as
• long as she can find the time to bake one.
After their performance was over,
• the members of the comedy troupe shared a late dinner.
Identify the sentence that uses an adverbial clause. Select the two correct answers. (1 point)
The bird that we saw on our South
• African safari was called a lilac-breasted roller.
Olivier J. Wallach, who founded
• the college, has a building named after him there.
Javy was named captain of the
• team despite it being his first year on the team.
So that we would have enough left
• for tomorrow, we only used half of the vegetables in the salad.
None of us could believe what the
• mountain climber described in his lecture.

Answer 1

Independent Clauses:

The two correct independent clauses from the provided examples are:

1. I am going to wash the car, buy groceries, and walk the dog this afternoon.
2. Stephen, Aliki, and Ahmed spent the weekend together at the amusement park.

Noun Clauses:

The two sentences that use a noun clause are:

1. Emily spent several days thinking about what she had to do in order to make a good grade.
2. Why they didn't return any of my phone calls or emails is the question I want answered.

Adverbial Clauses:

The two sentences that use an adverbial clause are:

1. So that we would have enough left for tomorrow, we only used half of the vegetables in the salad.
2. Javy was named captain of the team despite it being his first year on the team. (Note: "despite it being his first year on the team" is an adverbial clause of concession.)