the beast had made a kill her jaws were bloody and she was coming to slake her thirst in the springIn the words given above, Which of the following are independent clauses? Mark all that apply. akill her jaws bin the spring cshe was coming dshe was coming to slake her thirst eher jaws were bloody fthe beast had made a kill gand she was coming
Question
the beast had made a kill her jaws were bloody and she was coming to slake her thirst in the springIn the words given above, Which of the following are independent clauses? Mark all that apply. akill her jaws bin the spring cshe was coming dshe was coming to slake her thirst eher jaws were bloody fthe beast had made a kill gand she was coming
Solution
The independent clauses in the given sentence are:
e) her jaws were bloody f) the beast had made a kill d) she was coming to slake her thirst
An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought. It can stand alone as a sentence. In the given sentence, these three parts can stand alone as complete sentences, hence they are independent clauses.
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