Question
Which are independent clauses? Select three options.
although we walked to the store
they decided to take a long walk
we were able to arrive on schedule
since they will present their paper
he was unsure how to proceed
although we walked to the store
they decided to take a long walk
we were able to arrive on schedule
since they will present their paper
he was unsure how to proceed
Answers
GPT-5 mini
Independent clauses:
- they decided to take a long walk
- we were able to arrive on schedule
- he was unsure how to proceed
Reason: each of these has a subject and predicate and can stand alone. The others begin with subordinating conjunctions ("although," "since") and are dependent.
- they decided to take a long walk
- we were able to arrive on schedule
- he was unsure how to proceed
Reason: each of these has a subject and predicate and can stand alone. The others begin with subordinating conjunctions ("although," "since") and are dependent.