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Connecting Sentences and Clauses — Quiz

Question 4 • Senior English

Read the dependent clause. after the conversation with her publisher, when she decided to write an autobiography Which revision changes the dependent clause into an independent clause?

Answer
A
After the conversation with her publisher, because she decided to write an autobiography.
B
Since the conversation with her publisher, when she decided to write an autobiography.
C
After having the conversation with her publisher, when she decided to write an autobiography.
D
After the conversation with her publisher, she decided to write an autobiography.

Explanation

An independent clause expresses a complete thought and has a subject and a verb. In choice D, “she decided to write an autobiography” has the subject “she” and the verb “decided,” and it can stand alone as a sentence. The other choices retain a subordinating word such as “because,” “since,” or “when,” so they do not form an independent clause.

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