Question

Read the sentence.

The harsh wind scoured the scant remaining leaves from the trees, and a desolate landscape remained in its wake.

The underlined portion of the sentence is

a coordinating conjunction.
a dependent clause.
an independent clause.
a subordinating conjunction.

Answer 1

Which words are underlined? I can’t see the underline, so here are the possibilities:

- If the underlined word is "and": that is a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS).
- If the underlined portion is "a desolate landscape remained in its wake": that is an independent clause (it has a subject and predicate and can stand alone).
- If the entire string "and a desolate landscape remained in its wake" is underlined: it contains both a coordinating conjunction ("and") and an independent clause; of the given choices, the best single label for that whole underlined portion would be independent clause (because a clause is being presented), though you could also point out the coordinating conjunction is present.

Tell me which words are underlined if you want a single definitive choice.