"As it fell out, at a certain time in the same year, six ships came to the Isle of Wright and did much evil there, both in Devon and everywhere along the sea-coast."
a. "As it fell out, at a certain time in the same year"
b. "six ships came to the Isle of Wight and did much evil there"
c. "and did much evil there"
d. "both in Devon and everywhere along the seacoast"
2006-09-22 00:58:27 · 4 answers · asked by marcelluswallace 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
It's b.
2006-09-22 01:00:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The independent clause is the one that can stand on its own as a sentence - it contains both subject and verb and expresses a complete thought.
Out of the four choices the phrase marked "B" is the only phrase capable of independence from the sentence.
2006-09-22 08:07:16 · answer #2 · answered by hogan.enterprises 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
TRICK QUESTION !
it is the first part of B
the bit after "and" is another clause
:P
2006-09-22 08:09:27 · answer #3 · answered by upf_geelong 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yeah, I'd say 'B' also.
2006-09-22 08:05:38 · answer #4 · answered by Lucianna 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋