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<p>The</a> Official SAT Question of the Day™</p>

<p>[Its fossil record] virtually unchanged over 100 million years, the Gingko tree is one of the oldest living species of tree.</p>

<p>[Its fossil record was] virtually unchanged over 100 million years, the Gingko tree is one of the oldest living species of tree.</p>

<p>[Its fossil record exists] virtually unchanged over 100 million years, the Gingko tree is one of the oldest living species of tree.</p>

<p>The first one is the correct one. I got it right, but only by process of elimination. so I want to know:
are modifiers always dependent clauses? They can't be independent clauses?</p>

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<p>An independent clause cannot be linked to another independent clause with a comma.</p>

<p>This makes the first answer the only viable option.</p>

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<p>this was extremely easy, idk y so many ppl got it wrong on the website 41 correct 59 incorrect?</p>

<p>just plug in each one, look at abnormal prep phrases, commas, etc plug n chugggggggg</p>

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<p>The correct answer choice doesn’t have a dependent clause. </p>

<p>- Dependent clauses function adverbially; that is, they modify the verb of the independent clause to which they are attached. For example:</p>

<p>“Because I was hungry, I ate my leg.” </p>

<p>The depedent clause modifies “ate” in its offering of a reason for the eating.</p>

<p>- Participial phrases function adjectively; that is, they modify a noun (usually, the subject of the independent clause to which they are attached). For example:</p>

<p>“Starving, I grabbed a ‘lite’ yogurt.”</p>

<p>The participle “starving” modifies “I.”</p>

<p>“Its fossil record virtually unchanged over 100 million years” is a participial phrase.</p>