Question

Identify the independent clause in the following sentence:

Before electric lighting was invented, people used candles to light their homes at night.

A. Before electric lighting was invented
B. people used
C. people used candles to light their homes at night **
D. to light their homes at night

C?

Answer 1

B

B
C
A
D
A
C
A
C
D
C
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Answer 2

Yes, C.

Answer 3

Thanks!

Answer 4

You're welcome, Lana.

Answer 5

after_sans7 is right

Answer 6

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

Yes, the independent clause in the given sentence is "people used candles to light their homes at night." It can stand alone as a complete sentence because it includes both a subject (people) and a predicate (used candles to light their homes at night). The other parts of the sentence provide additional information about the independent clause but cannot function as complete sentences on their own.