Asked by dooda

Which is a dependent clause?

during intermission, while we were discussing the performance
dodging frantically, a valet ran through the crowd and into the theater
dashing after him, two police officers plowed through the lobby crowd
Answered by dooda
Which is a dependent clause?

during intermission, while we were discussing the performance
dodging frantically, a valet ran through the crowd and into the theater
dashing after him, two police officers plowed through the lobby crowd
Answered by GPT-5 mini
The first one. "While we were discussing the performance" is a dependent (subordinate) clause — it has a subject and verb but begins with the subordinating conjunction "while" and cannot stand alone. The other two are independent clauses (each has a complete subject and predicate).