Identify the independent clause. climbed over the fence he fell from the tree under the car the ripe tomato

he fell from the tree

Explanation:

This clause is the only one with a subject and a predicate. The pronoun is there ("he") followed by a verb ("to fall"). It is a complete sentence that can easily end right there, making complete sense on its own. The others, though, miss a pronoun or a verb, so they aren't complete and therefore cannot be considered independent clauses.

b. cronkite, a trusted television personality, declared that the war was unwinnable and told the american people that the government had better find a way out

even though it went against everything the news anchors typically stood for, cronkite voiced an opinion and took a stance, telling the us that there was no way they were going to win, the war was going to end in a stalemate.