Independent clause or dependent clause?

When cats prowls at night, their eyes adjust to the dark

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In the sentence "When cats prowl at night, their eyes adjust to the dark," there are two clauses:

  1. "When cats prowl at night" – This is a dependent clause because it cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. It introduces a condition but does not express a complete thought.

  2. "their eyes adjust to the dark" – This is an independent clause because it can stand alone as a complete sentence and expresses a complete thought.

Overall, the sentence contains both a dependent clause and an independent clause.