Question

I study hard so I get good grades.In this sentence''I study hard '' is *

dependent clause
independent clause​

Answer 1

Answer:

independent clause...

Answer 2

Answer:

"I study hard" is Independent Clause.

Explanation:

• Independent Clause - Independent clause is a clause which itself is a complete sentence with a subject and predicate. It is not dependent on any other clause. It doesn't have any conjunction or joining words.
• Dependent Clause - Dependent clause doesn't make complete sense and it is dependent on Independent clause or Main clause. It has a conjunction or joining word.
• Dependent Clause can be of 2 types -

1. Sub-ordinate Clause - Here sub-ordinate conjunctions are used. For example -  all wh words, that, till, until, because, as, though, although etc.
2. Co-ordinate Clause - Here co-ordinate conjunctions are used. For example - and, but, so, or, for, otherwise, yet, still etc.

In the given sentence -

I study hard so I get good grades

"I study hard" is the Independent clause and "so I get good grades" is Dependent or Co-ordinate clause.