Identify each sentence below as an independent clause or a dependent clause. Give the answer to the right of the sentence. 1. The boy calmly took his test.
2. As the lights dimmed.
3. It was no match for my talent.
4. Until the sunsets.
5. For the first time.
6. The woman baked brownies.
7. We traveled to Europe.
8. How he got elected.
9. John raced his car on the street.
10. Before the man gets upset.

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Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?

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