a (n) ____ contains a subject and a predicate, but cannot stand alone. it depends on something else in the?

Question

sentence for support.
a. independent clause
b. subodinate clause
c. fragment
d. prepositional phrase

Answer 1

b a subordinate clause (which is atype of dependent clause).

(A fragment could be anything - not necessarily including subject and predicate.)

Answer 2

Wow, you have a whole bunch of different answers...well, at least you know it's not d! Lol. Sorry, jokes aside, consider this subordinate clause:

Once Adam smashed the spider...
| Adam = subject | smashed the spider= predicate
So what happened? Did his sister cheer him for his bravery or lecture him on animal rights? No complete thought = fragment; what this means is that this sentence is obviously incomplete. Here's another one:
After Amy sneezed all over the tuna salad...
Yeah? Then what? A subordinate clause cannot stand alone as a sentence because it does not provide a complete thought. The reader is left wondering, "So what happened?" If I didn't finish the above two sentences about Amy and Adam, they would be considered fragments. So, the answer would be: b. Subordinate clause!

Hope this helps :)

PS, to clear any confusion you might have regarding the other choices and to thoroughly understand your grammar, visit: www.chompchomp.com (that is where I got all the examples from!)

Answer 3

A dependent clause (or subordinate clause) cannot stand alone as a sentence. In itself, a dependent clause does not express a complete thought; therefore, it is usually attached to an independent clause. Although a dependent clause contains a subject and a predicate, it sounds incomplete when standing alone.

:)

Answer 4

fragment

Good Luck!!!