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

While I was eating breakfast, my brother was brushing his teeth.
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.

My brother(subject) was brushing(verb) his teeth.

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Theme
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Passing score
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