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

I didn’t want to print my paper until I was finished looking for mistakes.
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.

I(subject) didn’t want(verb) to print my paper.

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Grade
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Theme
Sentence
Passing score
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