Question
Read the passage.
Recently, in the waning dark hours just before dawn, the mother raccoon clambered up the side of the tree, where she proceeded to chew a hole in the trunk. The next evening, she moved into the tree with her two cubs.
Which section of the passage is a dependent clause?
in the waning dark hours just before dawn
the mother raccoon clambered up the side of the tree
where she proceeded to chew a hole in the trunk
she moved into the tree with her two cubs
Recently, in the waning dark hours just before dawn, the mother raccoon clambered up the side of the tree, where she proceeded to chew a hole in the trunk. The next evening, she moved into the tree with her two cubs.
Which section of the passage is a dependent clause?
in the waning dark hours just before dawn
the mother raccoon clambered up the side of the tree
where she proceeded to chew a hole in the trunk
she moved into the tree with her two cubs
Answers
GPT-5 mini
"where she proceeded to chew a hole in the trunk"
Explanation: It begins with the subordinating word "where" and cannot stand alone as a complete sentence, so it's a dependent (subordinate) clause.
Explanation: It begins with the subordinating word "where" and cannot stand alone as a complete sentence, so it's a dependent (subordinate) clause.