Read the given sentence. Identify whether the clause in bold is dependent or independent.

When it is raining outside, I wear my rain boots to school.
A. Dependent clause
B. Independent clause
That's Correct!
It's Wrong!

In the given sentence, the clause in bold has a subject and a verb, but it isn’t a complete thought. So it is a dependent clause.  

when it (subject) is raining (verb) outside

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