In the sentence, "Jessica ate the cookies" is an independent clause because it can stand alone as a complete thought. "That her daughter baked for her" is a dependent clause, functioning to provide additional information about the cookies but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
Jessica ate the cookies that her daughter baked for her. In one to two sentences, identify the bold words as an independent clause, dependent clause, or phrase, and explain their functions within the sentence
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