Question

question 16 (5 points)
identify the independent clause in the following sentence. when he turned 17, aaron accepted a full scholarship to georgetown university, which was his favorite school at that time.

• when he turned 17, aaron accepted a full scholarship to georgetown university.
• which was his favorite school at that time.
• aaron accepted a full scholarship to georgetown university.
• aaron accepted a full scholarship to georgetown university, which was his favorite school at that time.

Explanation:

Analyze the sentence structure

The sentence is: "When he turned 17, Aaron accepted a full scholarship to Georgetown University, which was his favorite school at that time."

• "When he turned 17" is a dependent adverbial clause introduced by the subordinating conjunction "When".
• "Aaron accepted a full scholarship to Georgetown University" is an independent clause because it contains a subject ("Aaron") and a verb ("accepted"), and it can stand alone as a complete sentence.
• "which was his favorite school at that time" is a dependent relative clause introduced by the relative pronoun "which".

Identify the independent clause

The only part of the sentence that can stand alone as a complete thought is "Aaron accepted a full scholarship to Georgetown University."

Answer:

• (A) When he turned 17, Aaron accepted a full scholarship to Georgetown University.
• (B) Which was his favorite school at that time.
• (C) Aaron accepted a full scholarship to Georgetown University. (Correct answer)
• (D) Aaron accepted a full scholarship to Georgetown University, which was his favorite school at that time.