The sentence "Melanie's team celebrated because they won their soccer game" contains an ____ clause.
Responses
A adverbadverb
B adjective
The sentence "Melanie's team celebrated because they won their soccer game" contains an adverb clause.
The adverb clause is "because they won their soccer game," which explains the reason why Melanie's team celebrated. Adverb clauses typically answer questions such as why, how, when, and under what conditions, and modify the verb of the main clause—in this case, "celebrated."