English-2
Grade-8
Easy

Question

Identify the independent clauses from the following sentences.
We decided to watch a movie before working on the project.

  1. We decided to watch a movie
  2. Before working on the project
  3. None of the above

hintHint:

An independent clause is a clause that can form a complete sentence by itself.

The correct answer is: We decided to watch a movie


    Option 1 is the correct answer.
    An independent clause has a subject and a predicate and forms a complete sentence by itself. "We decided to watch a movie" is a complete sentence and therefore is an independent clause.

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