Read the given sentence. Identify whether the clause in bold is dependent or independent.

The dancers began to twirl as the show was beginning.
A. Dependent clause
B. Independent clause
That's Correct!
It's Wrong!

In the given sentence, the clause in bold expresses a complete thought and has a subject and a verb. So it is an independent clause.

The dancers (subject) began (verb) to twirl.

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