These three questions I am having difficulty in solving. Can you help me here.
Question 1 -
a) Whenever children in the United States turn on the tv, B) they are more likely to encounter violence on the screen.
A is an independent clause.
A is a dependent clause
B is an independent clause
B is dependent clause
Question 2
A)Even though most TV violence doesn't show victims experiencing serious harm, B) few programs condemn violence.
A is an independent clause
A is a dependent clause
B is an independent clause
B is a dependent clause
Question 3
A)Even children's cartoons are not a safe haven b) because they are the most violent shows of all.
A is an independent clause.
A is a dependent clause
B is an independent clause.
B is a dependent clause.
Independent clauses can be separated and serve as complete sentences.
Dependent clauses cannot serve as complete sentences.
Let us know what you think about each pair.
I am working backwards I think Question 3 is
3) A is dependent and B is dependent
2) A Dependent B Independent
1) A Independent B Dependent
Only #2 is correct.
Re-think 1 and 3.
Sure, I'd be happy to help you with these questions.
To determine whether a clause is independent or dependent, we need to assess if it can stand alone as a complete sentence or not.
In Question 1, let's analyze the given clauses:
a) "Whenever children in the United States turn on the TV" - This clause does not express a complete thought and depends on the second clause to make sense. Therefore, it is a dependent clause.
b) "They are more likely to encounter violence on the screen" - This clause expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence. Therefore, it is an independent clause.
Therefore, the answer to Question 1 is:
A is a dependent clause.
B is an independent clause.
Moving on to Question 2:
a) "Even though most TV violence doesn't show victims experiencing serious harm" - This clause expresses a complete thought and can be considered an independent clause.
b) "Few programs condemn violence" - This clause also expresses a complete thought and can be considered an independent clause.
Therefore, the answer to Question 2 is:
Both A and B are independent clauses.
Lastly, let's analyze Question 3:
a) "Even children's cartoons are not a safe haven" - This clause expresses a complete thought and can be considered an independent clause.
b) "Because they are the most violent shows of all" - This clause does not express a complete thought on its own and depends on the previous clause to make sense. Thus, it is a dependent clause.
Therefore, the answer to Question 3 is:
A is an independent clause.
B is a dependent clause.