Jessica ate the cookies that her daughter paid for her and one to two sentences identify the bold words as an independent clause dependent clause or threads and explain the functions within the sentence
"Jessica ate the cookies" is an independent clause because it can stand alone as a complete sentence. "That her daughter paid for her" is a dependent clause because it cannot stand alone as a sentence and is dependent on the independent clause.
The dependent clause "that her daughter paid for her" functions as an adjective phrase modifying "the cookies." The independent clause "Jessica ate the cookies" functions as the main clause or complete thought in the sentence.