Identify the bolded portion of the following sentence.
JACOB HAD TO BUY A NEW CELL PHONE after dropping his old one in the pool.
A. Adverb clause
B. Adjective clause
C. Subordinate clause
D. Independent clause
Can you help me further with this, I know it is not C.
Adverb?
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No, it is an independent clause.
Is it independent.
Thank You!
Certainly! Let's analyze the sentence together to determine the correct answer.
In the given sentence, the bolded portion is "after dropping his old one in the pool." To identify the correct option, we need to understand the different types of clauses.
A clause is a group of words that consists of a subject and a predicate (verb) and can function as a sentence or be part of a larger sentence.
1. Adverb clause: An adverb clause modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb in a sentence. It often answers questions such as when, where, why, how, under what conditions, or to what degree. Adverb clauses commonly begin with conjunctions such as after, before, since, while, etc.
2. Adjective clause: An adjective clause modifies a noun or a pronoun in a sentence. It functions as an adjective and usually begins with a relative pronoun (who, whom, whose, which, that) or a relative adverb (when, where, why).
3. Subordinate clause: A subordinate clause, also known as a dependent clause, cannot stand alone as a complete sentence because it depends on the main clause for meaning. It can function as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb within the sentence.
4. Independent clause: An independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence because it expresses a complete thought. It contains a subject and a predicate.
Now, looking at the bolded portion, we can see that it does not modify a verb, an adjective, or an adverb (adverb clause) nor does it modify a noun or a pronoun (adjective clause). The bolded portion also does not function as the main clause of the sentence (independent clause). Therefore, the correct answer is not A, B, or D.
The remaining option, C. Subordinate clause, matches the characteristics of the bolded portion of the sentence. It is a dependent clause that functions to provide additional information about the main clause. In this case, it explains why Jacob needed to buy a new cell phone - because he dropped his old one in the pool.
Hence, the correct answer is C. Subordinate clause.