Use the sentence to answer the question.

When Erin arrived at the party, she put her birthday gift on the table.

Which grammatical element do the bold words represent?

(2 points)

Independent Clause

Dependent Clause

Sentence

Phrase

Independent Clause

Use the sentence to answer the question.

I never miss Video Game Club meetings because I love to play with friends.

Which part of the sentence is an independent clause?

(2 points)

Because I love to play with friends

I love to play with friends

I never miss

I never miss Video Game Club meetings

I never miss Video Game Club meetings

Use the sentence to answer the question.

I never miss Video Game Club meetings because I love to play with friends.

Which part of the sentence is an independent clause?

(2 points)

Because I love to play with friends

I love to play with friends

I never miss

I never miss Video Game Club meetings

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I never miss

Use the sentence to answer the question.

The movie theater ran out of popcorn quickly because there was a corn shortage.

Which part of the sentence is a dependent clause?

(2 points)

The movie theater ran out of popcorn

Ran out of popcorn quickly

There was a corn shortage

Because there was a corn shortage

Ite

Ite

Because there was a corn shortage

Use the sentence to answer the question.

I love going to the beach during the summer.

Which relationship exists between the clauses?

(2 points)

A relationship between two independent clauses

A relationship within a single independent clause

ā˜ A relationship between a dependent clause and an independent clause

ā˜ A relationship between a dependent clause and two independent clauses

ā˜‘ A relationship between a dependent clause and an independent clause

Use the sentence to answer the question.

Demarcus needed to go to the store. His dog wanted to go with him.

Which option best combines the two simple sentences into one compound sentence while maintaining the meaning of the original sentence?

(2 points)

Because his dog wanted to go with him, Demarcus needed to go to the store.

Because Demarcus needed to go to the store, his dog wanted to go with him.

Demarcus and his dog went to the store.

Demarcus needed to go to the store, and his dog wanted to go with him.