In the sentence, "Jessica ate the cookies that her daughter baked for her," the bold words "that her daughter baked for her" form a dependent clause because it provides additional information about the cookies but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. The rest of the sentence, "Jessica ate the cookies," is an independent clause since it can stand alone and expresses a complete thought.
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.
7th grade level
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