Identify the underlined clauses either as subordinate or independent. 1. Because he ran, he was able to catch the bus. subordintate Independent

The question is not complete, as none of the clauses in the sentence are underlined, however, I will give you the type of each of the two clauses:

Because he ran: (subordinate clause)

he was able to catch the bus. (independent clause)

Explanation:

A clause is a part of a sentence, and a clause contains a verb.

Subordinate/dependent clauses are clauses that cannot stand alone when isolated from a sentence, and still make complete sense, instead, they help to give further meaning to the main/independent clause. In this case "Because he ran", is not a complete thought on its own, as it leads to asking the question "so what?"

Independent/main clauses can stand alone and still make sense. In this example "he was able to catch the bus" can stand alone and still make sense.

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