Independent clause or dependent clause?

Question

Although wild cats often hunt at night, they prefer dusk or dawn.

Answer 1

The sentence "Although wild cats often hunt at night, they prefer dusk or dawn" contains both an independent clause and a dependent clause.

• Dependent clause: "Although wild cats often hunt at night"
• Independent clause: "they prefer dusk or dawn"

The dependent clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence, whereas the independent clause can.