Question

highlight all the words that make up the independent clause below. sideshow bob wants to make sure everyone has arrived before he makes his big announcement.

Explanation:

An independent clause is a group of words that has a subject and a predicate, and can stand alone as a complete sentence. In the given sentence, "Sideshow Bob wants to make sure everyone has arrived" has a subject (Sideshow Bob) and a complete predicate, and it can function as a full sentence. The remaining part "before he makes his big announcement" is a dependent clause that cannot stand alone.

Answer:

Sideshow Bob wants to make sure everyone has arrived