Use the drop-down menus to identify the sentence parts in the complex sentence.

The dog raced down the road until its owner stopped it.

The prepositional phrase:

The independent clause:

The dependent clause:

The subordinate conjunction:

The adverbial clause:

down the road

the dog raced the road

until its owner stopped it

until

its owner stopped it

Explanation:

a lot

explanation:

"it's more of an essay than story, but perhaps it is best described as a mood-piece: it uses a lot of musical imagery, not to mention sea imagery, religious imagery, and any other imagery that suits his purpose."