Identify the sentence in which the independent clause comes first. A. If it rains, the graduation ceremony will be held in the gym. B. I will finish my biology lab report before I start on my assignment for history. C. When the bell rang, the students quickly headed for the cafeteria. D. Where there is charity, good will grows among neighbors.

In English language, an independent clause is a group of word that contains a subject and a verb giving complete meaning. Dependent clause, on the other hand, is a group of words having a subject and a verb but it does not give a complete sense. Dependent clause can be recognized with dependent marker words like 'when', 'where', 'if', etc.

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Answer:

B. I will finish my biology lab report before I start on my assignment for history.

Explanation:

An independent clause is a clause or group of words that can stand on its own, have a meaningful sentence and can be used as a full sentence. On the other hand, a dependent clause is one which does not have the capability to be deemed a full meaningful sentence, and is not even able to stand on its own. Rather, it is always used alongside an independent clause to have its full meaningful sentence.

If a sentence begins with an independent clause, then there is no requirement for the use of a comma in the sentence. The phrase "I will finish my biology lab report" is the independent clause, for which the use of a comma is not necessary. Thus, the correct sentence where the independent clause comes first is -

I will finish my biology lab report before I start on my assignment for history.