What is the difference between a dependent clause and an independent clause? a dependent clause cannot stand alone; an independent clause expresses a thought on its own. an independent cannot stand alone; a dependent clause does stand alone. a dependent clause is a comma splice; an independent clause is not. an independent clause is a comma splice; a dependent clause is not.

Read the passage below and answer the question. somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer’s day; bony mules hitched to hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. in the excerpt above, the phrase "stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning" suggests that despite the heat, men still dressed up the men in the town were vain men's clothing appeared its best on hot days the men were not accustomed to wearing nice clothes