Identify the following Clause:I know about her why she wasn't in school yesterday.
Correct answer: B. Dependent Clause
- A. Independent Clause
- B. Dependent Clause
- C. Adjective Clause
- D. Prepositional Clause
Explanation
The clause "why she wasn't in school yesterday" is a dependent clause because:It cannot stand alone as a complete sentenceIt begins with the subordinating conjunction "why"It depends on the main clause ("I know about her") to complete its meaningThe clause "I know about her" is an independent clause, but the sentence as a whole is a complex sentence with an independent clause and a dependent clause.However, the sentence seems to be missing a word, and the correct sentence would be: "I know why she wasn't in school yesterday."
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