Which of the following is one independent clause? a) after trekking over 15 miles in the southwest. b) the dog chewed at his leash. c) even though i am just 14 years old. d) i have watched you for many hours, and you are a very focused student!

Which of the following sentences requires a colon to be correct? a. in his vacation suitcase, jonathan packed two pairs of pants, four shirts, his swimsuit, and his favorite pajamas. b. when she decided to write a letter, she grabbed her pen, paper, stamps, and address book. c. the new dessert recipe called for equal parts of sugar, cream, peanut butter, and crushed pecans. d. she gathered all of her ingredients to make a smoothie strawberries, blueberries, bananas, and yogurt.