Read the excerpt below and answer the question. standing on one toe, she could raise the other leg slowly back and forth with ease, as if it had no weight. the underlined words in the passage above are an example of an independent clause a phrase a dependent clause parallel structure

The underlined words in the passage are "as if it had no weight."

C) A dependent clause.

Explanation: an independent clause is a phrase that contains a subject and a predicate and that makes complete sense on its own. A dependent clause can also have a subject and a predicate, but it depends on the main clause to make sense. In the given excerpt the words "as if it had no weight" is an example of a dependent clause (the independent clause would be: "she could raise the other leg slowly back and forth with ease").

answer: i would say he was very determined and persistent in overcoming obstacles.

explanation:   "the magician of menlo park" as he was called, liked to tell an incident that happened when he was 8 years old and came back home crying after attending school for three months because his teacher called him "sterile and unproductive". from nowadays perspective, we can say that thomas alva edison was one of the most persistent and determined man that has ever existed. when edison was 14, he contracted scarlet fever. the effect of the fever, as well as a blow to the head by an angry train conductor, caused edison to become completely deaf in his left ear, and 80-percent deaf in the other. so as you can see he had to struggle to not so many minor issues but he always succeeded.

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