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Which of the following is an independent clause?

• After going to the store,
• Because Bernadette had a lot of shopping to do,
• Before Bernadette went to the store.
• Bernadette jogged to the corner store.

How could the following sentence fragment be revised to make it a complex sentence?
If Percy could be a professional cook.

• If he could be a professional cook.
• If Percy could be a professional cook, he’d make food from everywhere in the world.
• After Percy became a professional cook,
• Professional cooks from around the world.

Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence.
I want to go to the museum and the movies although it is raining.

• I want to go to the museum
• I want to go to the museum and the movies
• is raining
• although it is raining

Identify the error in the following sentence.
My sister ran up to hug me, before I could say goodbye.

• There should be a comma after "sister."
  
• There should not be a comma after "me."
• "Before I could say goodbye" must come at the beginning of the sentence.
• There should be a comma after "goodbye."

Identify the error in the following sentence.
My sister ran up to hug me, before I could say goodbye.

• There should be a comma after "sister."
  
• There should not be a comma after "me."
• "Before I could say goodbye" must come at the beginning of the sentence.
• There should be a comma after "goodbye."

My uncle likes cats although he’s allergic to them.
The dependent clause is

• My uncle likes cats
• although he's allergic to them

Wherever you go, I will follow.
Is this punctuated correctly?

• Yes
• No

If you don't study you won't do well on the test.
How should this sentence be punctuated?

• It is correct as it is.
• If you don't study, you won't do well on the test.
• If you, don't study, you won't do well on the test.
• If, you don't study you won't do well on the test.

She started crying after she scraped her knee. 
How should this sentence be punctuated?

• It is correct as it is written.
• She started crying, after she scraped her knee.
• She started crying after she scraped, her knee.
• She started, crying after she scraped her knee.

Because it is a national holiday school is canceled.
How should this sentence be punctuated?

• Because, it is a national holiday school is cancelled.
• It is correctly written.
• Because it is a national holiday, school is cancelled.
• Because it is a national holiday school is, cancelled.