Independent and Dependent Cluase

Please try to identify the independent clause yourself first.

Independent cluase: law enforement and park officials said
Dependent Cluase: animal trainer/was killed

1. An experienced animal trainer was killed Wednesday in an accident with a killer whale at SeaWrold in Orlando, law enforement and park officials said.
Ind Cluase: law enforcement/said, park officials/said
Dep Clause:experienced animal trainer/was killed

2. "One of our most experienced trainers drowned in an incident with one of the killer whales," he said.
Ind Cluase: he/sa

I would actually ignore that completely, and just look at the quoted material.

So within the quotes, what is the main idea?

Grammar GeekI would actually ignore that completely, and just look at the quoted material. So within the quotes, what is the main idea?

Hi, Grammar Geek

I think that is more what his question regards: he is unsure how to analyse this, because upon first look, it seems there are two independent clauses, one in the quoted material and one not.

Hi....i am still so confused. I am confused with your replies too..so let me rephrase my answers...

For the 1st sentence, i thought the independent clause is " law enforement and park officials said" and the dependent clause is "An experienced animal trainer was killed Wednesday in an accident with a killer whale at SeaWrold in Orlando."

My thoughts for the 2nd sentence is the s

Could you ask your teacher if you are supposed to examine the quoted material as the main sentence?

Otherwise "X said Y" is simply the independent clause.

Within the quoted material, there is also an independent clause. There is nothing "dependent" about saying "A trainer was killed." That's a complete thought. So is "One [of our trainers] drowned."

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The reason I think he is labelling the quoted material as a dependent clause is because in indirect speech the words that are quoted in direct speech is now a dependent clause:

Jim said, "I will no longer eat fast food."

Jim said (that) he would no longer eat fast food.

Yes, I know that.

I'm wondering if that's what the teacher wants, or if the analysis is supposed to be of the quoted material itself.

AnonymousAn experienced animal trainer was killed Wednesday in an accident with a killer whale at SeaWrold in Orlando, law enforement and park officials said.

Place quote marks around the quoted material. This is direct speech. In direct speech, the words containing the person saying the quoted material is an independent clause:

law enforcement a