Put s for subordinate clauses, and i for independent clauses.
1. we had an enjoyable weekend when we spent two days on lloyd's farm.

we had an enjoyable weekend is underlined

2. before the sun came up, we had eaten a huge breakfast.

before the sun came up is underlined

3. jeremy milk several cows, and tamara spread grain for the chickens.

tamara spread grain for the chickens is underlined

4. i slowly drove the tractor to the barn, but steven attached the tractor's trailer.
steven attached the tractor's trailer is underlined

5. after we loaded the trailer with bales of hay, we hauled the load into the pasture.

after we loaded the trailer with bales of hay is underlined

6. i wasn't afraid of the cows until one of them lumbered toward me.

until one of them lumbered toward me is underline

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themes and meanings

(comprehensive guide to drama)

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”