One line under the independent clause and two lines under the dependent clause The baby elephant stayed close to the herd because there was a lion nearby

Independent Clause: There was a lion nearby

Dependent Clause: The elephant stayed close to the heard because

Explanation:

An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought, making a sentence. On the other hand, a dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought, making a sentence fragment.

Dependent clauses can often be found by identifying dependent marker words. Dependent marker words include, but are not limited to, after, although, as, as if, because, before, even if, even though, if, in order to, since, though, unless, until, whatever, when, whenever, whether, and while.