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Connecting Sentences and Clauses — Quiz

Question 6 • English Language Arts 12

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