Identify the dependent clause (s) in the following sentence.

The new president of the student organization, who was elected last week, is a political science major.

A.

The new president of the student organization is a political science major.

B.

was elected last week

C.

is a political science major

D.

who was elected last week

The correct answer is D. who was elected last week.

A dependent clause, also known as a subordinate clause, is a type of a clause that cannot exist or stand on its own - it has to be part of a larger, independent clause in order to make sense. Without the independent clause, the dependent clause is incomplete. This is the case with option D - when you just say who was elected last week, it doesn't make much sense unless you complete the clause.