Read the passage. Recently, in the waning dark hours just before dawn, the mother raccoon clambered up the side of the tree, where she proceeded to chew a hole in the trunk. The next evening, she moved into the tree with her two cubs. Which section of the passage is a dependent clause?
Answer
A
in the waning dark hours just before dawn
B
the mother raccoon clambered up the side of the tree
C
where she proceeded to chew a hole in the trunk
D
she moved into the tree with her two cubs
Explanation
A dependent clause has a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. “Where she proceeded to chew a hole in the trunk” has the subject “she” and the verb “proceeded,” and it begins with the subordinating word “where.” It depends on the main clause to make complete sense. Choice C is the dependent clause.
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