The candidate said he had one ___________ win the election.
Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above?

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An independent clause is a string of words that could stand alone as a complete sentence on their own. A dependent clause is a string of words that is not a complete sentence on its own.
For example:
When it rains outside, we prefer to catch the bus home from school.
When it rains outside is a dependent clause, because it is not a complete sentence on its own.
we prefer to catch the bus home from school is an independent clause, because it is a complete sentence on its own.
In this example, the colon is used to separate an independent and dependent clause, where the dependent clause explains or illustrates the independent clause.
In sentences where two independent clauses are joined by conjunctions such as and, or, but, etc., put a comma at the end of the first clause.
(For short sentences where the independent clauses are closely related, you can combine them without needing a comma before the conjunction. e.g. Billy likes to travel and he has visited over 30 countries.)

The Candidate Said He Had One ___________ Win the Election