What is the independent clause in the sentence: "Trevor was sleeping when the doorbell rang."?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-07T07:19:12

Trevor was sleeping.

An independent clause in a sentence is a part of the sentence that can stand alone and still make a complete statement.

In this case we have a short sentence with a noun (Trevor) and a verb (was).

"when the doorbell rang." cannot stand on its own and is dependent on the sentence above.