Question
Identify the independent clauses from the following sentences.
Whenever you are in any need, you can call me.
- Whenever you are in any need
- You can call me
- None of the above
Hint:
Independent clauses do not use any other part of speech to make sense on its own.
The correct answer is: You can call me
In the above question , OPTION 2 is the correct answer.
It is the main clause or independent clause of the sentence. It does not use any subordinating conjunction to make sense on its won.
Here the other half of the sentence is subordinating or dependent clause.
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