before the independent clause, like the sentence in the correct answer choice, you need to put a comma at the end

When you place the dependent clause before the independent clause, like the sentence in the correct answer choice, you need to put a comma at the end of the dependent clause to separate the clauses. If you place the dependent clause at the end of the independent clause, you do not need a comma to show the separation.
13. A prepositional phrase has to relate back to the noun, verb, or adjective it describes. The only sentence that contains a clear relation between the phrase and the rest of the sentence is "Drew thanked his friends for visiting him when he broke his leg" The preposition "for" relates to why Drew thanked his friends.
14. This is a dependent clause that cannot standalone. It needs to be added to an independent clause in order to be considered a sentence. By adding it to sentence 1, it modifies when Henry has to do the laundry.
15. The sentence contains two prepositional phrases "with excitement" and "to the mailbox" The prepositional phrases begin with the prepositions "with" and "to"
16. A prepositional phrase has to relate back to the noun, verb, or adjective it describes. The only sentence that contains a clear relation between the phrase and the rest of the sentence is "The kids in the park played a really long hide-and-seek game last Saturday" The preposition "in" relates to where the kids were.
17. The prepositional phrase in this sentence is "about the main character's family's conflict" This phrase modifies the word "write" It describes about what Julia will write.
18. The prepositional phrase "off his pants" begins with the preposition "off" This provides information about where the dust was. The other prepositional phrase is "down the country road"
19. The prepositional phrase in this sentence is "on the floor" This phrase modifies the word "sitting" It explains where Mindy sat when she did her homework.
20. Prepositions are used to connect, to explain, and to show the relationship between ideas and things. In this sentence, the preposition "toward" shows what direction Paula is walking.
21. The first sentence mentions Meilin was the class treasurer. The second sentence says she is running for student council president this year. The best way to combine these sentences is to make the information from the first sentence an appositive. To do this, remove the "was" and change it to "the former class treasurer" then, put commas around the phrase. The correct answer should read as follows Meilin, the former class treasurer, is running for student council president this year.
22. "As soon as his parents gave it to him" is a dependent clause, meaning it cannot standalone. It needs to be added to an independent clause to be considered a sentence. By adding it to sentence 3, it modifies when Derek started talking on the phone all the time. There are two ways to add a dependent clause to an independent clause. When you add the dependent clause to the

end of the independent clause, like the sentence in the correct answer choice, you do not need a comma to separate the clauses. The phrase "as soon as" shows the separation in clauses. You can also put the dependent clause before the independent clause and separate them with a comma.
23. "As long as Will worked hard and really wanted it" is a dependent clause, meaning it cannot standalone. It needs to be added to an independent clause to be considered a sentence. By adding it to sentence 4, it modifies the conditions under which Will would make the team. There are two ways to add a dependent clause to an independent clause. When you place the dependent clause

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