Read the following sentence and label the parts correctly.

*dependent clause, subordinating conjuction, independent clause*

I finished putting the puzzle together while you were watching TV.

I finished putting the puzzle together

while

while you were watching TV.

I finished putting the puzzle together. This sentence is the independent clause. It has a subject, a verb, a direct object and an adjunct and expresses a complete thought. It has sense and coherence

while. It is the subordinating conjunction.

while you were watching TV. It is the dependent clause. It has a subject and verb but it does not express a complete thought