From the given clauses and phrases, the independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence while the dependent clause can not.
What are clauses?
Clauses are groups of words that contain a subject and a verb that are related together.
Clauses can be dependent or independent clauses.
A phrase is a group of words that do not contain a subject but may contain a verb.
Based on the given options:
- The independent clause is scientists create this plants and animals through genetic engineering.
- The dependent clause is " so that people can choose whether or not to consume these foods".
- The infinitive phrase is "to consume these foods "
- The gerund phrase is "the labelling of these foods".
Therefore, the independent clause can stand alone while the dependent clause can not.
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