Use the sentence to complete the activity. Jessica ate the cookies that her daughter baked for her. In one to two sentences, identify the bold words as an independent clause, a dependent clause, or a phrase, and explain their functions within the sentence.

Answer 1

"Jessica ate the cookies" is an independent clause because it can stand alone as a complete sentence. "that her daughter baked for her" is a dependent clause that provides additional information about the cookies. It cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.