Which of the following choices is an independent clause?
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As he watched his friend swoop and circle and then fly away,
As he watched his friend swoop and circle and then fly away,
he felt happy and proud
he felt happy and proud
but said, too
he felt happy and proud
Which of the following choices is an example of a dependent clause?
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As he watched his friend swoop and circle and then fly away,
As he watched his friend swoop and circle and then fly away,
he felt happy and proud
he felt happy and proud
but sad, too.
As he watched his friend swoop and circle and then fly away.
At night he hung the cage by his bed, and during the day he hung it outside under the thatched eaves of his house.
What does the conjunction "and" signal?
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a choice
a choice
additional information
additional information
rejection
rejection
outcome
outcome
Question 10
10. Use the following passage to answer the question:
Only one pumpkin grew from the plant, but it soon became the largest pumpkin anyone had ever seen.
What does the conjunction "but" signal?
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Responses
a choice
a choice
additional information
additional information
contrast
contrast
outcome
outcome
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The conjunction "and" signals additional information.
The conjunction "but" signals contrast.
Only one pumpkin grew from the plant, but it soon became the largest pumpkin anyone had ever seen.
What does the conjunction "but" signal?
(1 point)
Responses
a choice
a choice
additional information
additional information
contrast
contrast
outcome
The conjunction "but" signals contrast.
What does the conjunction "but" signal?
(1 point)
Responses
a choice
a choice
additional information
additional information
contrast
contrast
outcome