Item — sat-dog

Medium Reading and Writing · Standard English Conventions · None · MCQ

The first sentence in this paragraph is a complex sentence, meaning that it contains a dependent clause and an independent clause. The independent clause is the part that could stand on its own as a complete sentence. The dependent clause is the part that cannot stand on its own as a complete sentence. In this case, the dependent clause is "when the weather turns cold." What is the most likely reason for the use of a comma in the first sentence?

The comma in the first sentence is used to

A
separate the subject of the independent clause from the verb of the independent clause.
B
separate the dependent clause from the independent clause.
C
separate the subject of the dependent clause from the verb of the dependent clause.
D
separate the verb of the independent clause from the direct object of the independent clause.

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