The independent clause in the sentence "Since Jackie can hit a home run, she is the fourth batter" is "she is the fourth batter." An independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence, while the other part of the sentence is dependent and cannot stand alone.
What is the independent clause in the following sentence?
Since Jackie can hit a home run, she is the fourth batter.
Since Jackie can hit
Since Jackie can hit a home run,
the fourth batter.
she is the fourth batter.
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