Question

identifying independent and dependent clauses

find the independent and dependent clauses in these sentences. drag and drop each clause into the category it belongs to

after it rained, the faucet dripped.

it smelled like rain, when the wind blew.

independent clause
dependent clause

Explanation:

Analyze the clauses in the first sentence

• "After it rained" starts with the subordinating conjunction "After", making it unable to stand alone as a complete thought.
• "the faucet dripped" contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.

Analyze the clauses in the second sentence

• "It smelled like rain" contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.
• "when the wind blew" starts with the subordinating conjunction "when", making it unable to stand alone as a complete thought.

Categorize each clause

• Independent Clauses: "the faucet dripped", "It smelled like rain"
• Dependent Clauses: "After it rained", "when the wind blew"

Answer:

Independent Clause	Dependent Clause
It smelled like rain	when the wind blew