Question

Identify and name the clauses
1)He could not answer the question that I asked him.

Answer 1

"He could not answer the question" is an independent clause in the given sentence.

Whereas, "that I asked him." is the dependent clause in the given sentence.

Explanation:

• There are two types of clauses, that are independent clause and the dependent clause

• The independent Clause does not need any other clause to express its meaning or to convey its message.

• While the dependent clause needs other clauses to express its meaning.