Sort independent and dependent clauses by dragging and dropping them into the appropriate categories. Before we knew it, the cheetah darted away. He ran into the trees after we scared him. It's funny, because he scared me.

Sure! Let's sort the clauses from your sentences into **Independent Clauses** and **Dependent Clauses**. --- ### **Independent Clauses** These clauses can stand alone as complete sentences because they express a complete thought. - **the cheetah darted away.** - **He ran into the trees.** - **It's funny.** --- ### **Dependent Clauses** These clauses cannot stand alone as complete sentences and depend on an independent clause to provide meaning. - **Before we knew it,** - **after we scared him.** - **because he scared me.** --- **Breakdown of the Sentences:** 1. **Before we knew it, the cheetah darted away.** - *Dependent Clause:* Before we knew it, - *Independent Clause:* the cheetah darted away. 2. **He ran into the trees after we scared him.** - *Independent Clause:* He ran into the trees - *Dependent Clause:* after we scared him. 3. **It's funny, because he scared me.** - *Independent Clause:* It's funny, - *Dependent Clause:* because he scared me. --- Feel free to ask if you have any more questions or need further explanations!