4. While walking at the park, John saw a raccoon eating potato chips.
John saw a raccoon eating potato chips is underlined so I believe that this is an independent clause.
5. Students enrolled in bachelor's and associates degree programs must pass the Regents' Test as a graduation requirement.
This entire sentence is underlined so I do not feel that there is any clause in this dependent or independent.
Independent clauses can stand alone as complete sentences.
5. The whole sentence is an independent clause.
Yes, 4 is also an independent clause.
Can you let me know how number 5 is an independent clause? I do not understand why?
Yes, you're right.
Yes however the entire sentence is underlined and I don't see unless I am missing something any indicators in it.
So maybe if I am not mistaken since the entire sentence makes sense then it makes it an independent clause and they just tried to throw in a bit of a trick by underlining the entire sentence. Is that correct?
Well, well, well, look who's in grammar town! Let's break it down, shall we?
4. "John saw a raccoon eating potato chips." You got it right, my friend! This is indeed an independent clause. John witnessed a raccoon having a tasty snack, and it stands on its own as a complete thought.
5. Ah, the second one. You're correct again! There are no dependent or independent clauses here. It's just a simple sentence, stating a requirement for students in certain degree programs. No additional clauses to play with.
Keep up the great work, grammar guru! If you need more help, just give me a shout.
To determine whether a sentence contains an independent or dependent clause, you can follow these steps:
1. Identify the subject and the verb in the sentence.
2. Check if the subject and verb together form a complete thought or express a complete idea.
3. If they do, then you have an independent clause. If not, you have a dependent clause.
Now let's apply these steps to the sentences you provided:
4. "John saw a raccoon eating potato chips."
- Subject: John
- Verb: saw
- The subject and verb together form a complete thought, expressing a complete idea. Therefore, this sentence contains an independent clause.
So, your understanding is correct. "John saw a raccoon eating potato chips" is an independent clause.
5. "Students enrolled in bachelor's and associates degree programs must pass the Regents' Test as a graduation requirement."
- Subject: Students
- Verb: enrolled
- In this sentence, the subject and verb alone do not form a complete thought. The sentence depends on the rest of the information to express a complete idea. Therefore, this sentence does not contain an independent clause.
It seems that your interpretation is correct. The underlined sentence does not have an independent clause.