What is the independent clause in the sentence: "Trevor was sleeping when the doorbell rang."?
1 Answer
Mar 7, 2017
Trevor was sleeping.
Explanation:
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.