Question

use the drop - down menus to identify the dependent clause in each complex sentence. while patrick set the table, fernando made dinner. ravi will send us a text message if he is running late. susannah called her brother before she boarded the plane.

Explanation:

A dependent clause is a group of words that has a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought on its own. In the first sentence, "While Patrick set the table" is a dependent clause as it starts with the subordinating conjunction "While" and doesn't make sense alone. In the second sentence, "if he is running late" is a dependent clause because it begins with the subordinating conjunction "if" and is not a complete thought. In the third sentence, "before she boarded the plane" is a dependent clause as it starts with the subordinating conjunction "before" and cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

Answer:

1. While Patrick set the table
2. if he is running late
3. before she boarded the plane