Read the sentence. The harsh wind scoured the scant remaining leaves from the trees, and a desolate landscape remained in its wake. The underlined portion of the sentence is a coordinating conjunction. a dependent clause. an independent clause. a subordinating conjunction.

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Myles Ellison

21 July, 21:24

Read the sentence. The harsh wind scoured the scant remaining leaves from the trees, and a desolate landscape remained in its wake. The underlined portion of the sentence is a coordinating conjunction. a dependent clause. an independent clause. a subordinating conjunction.

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Tuck · Answer 1

Well, you didn't underline anything, so we cannot know for sure.

However, let us go step by step.

1. coordinating conjunction: the word and

2. dependent clause: there are no dependent clauses in the example above

3. independent clause: there are two. The first one is the harsh wind scoured the scant remaining leaves from the trees; and the second one is a desolate landscape remained in its wake.

4. a subordinating conjunction: there are no subordinating conjunctions