Which of these are dependent clauses? Select the two correct answers.

Question

(1 point)
Responses

unless something better happens
unless something better happens

we will be going to a party on Friday
we will be going to a party on Friday

the post office is open
the post office is open

when the teacher arrived
when the teacher arrived

the river cascaded over the rocks

Answer 1

The two dependent clauses in your list are:

1. unless something better happens
2. when the teacher arrived

Dependent clauses cannot stand alone as complete sentences and typically begin with subordinating conjunctions, which is the case for both of these clauses.