1) "Gene calculates the area of the room" is a

a) independent clause

b) dependent clause

2) "if he measures and calculates correctly"...is a

a) independent clause

b) dependent clause

3) "because the rain was so heavy" ...is a

a) independent clause

b) dependent clause

4) "Daisy drove the yellow car home" ...is a

a) independent clause

b) dependent clause

1.) "Gene calculates the area of the room." This is an independent clause

2.) "If he measures and calculates correctly." This is a dependent clause

3.) "Because the rain was so heavy."  This is a dependent clause

4.) "Daisy drove the yellow car home." This is an independent clause

Explanation:

An independent clause is a group of words that can stand on its own as a sentence: it has a subject, a verb, and is a complete thought.

A dependent clause does not express a complete thought and cannot stand on its own as a sentence.

in general, fiction refers to plot, settings, and characters created from the imagination, while nonfiction refers to factual stories focused on actual events and people. however, the difference between these two genres is sometimes blurred, as the two often intersect.

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