Which group of words is used in the following sentence? Since he didn't study, George failed the test. Responses gerund phrase gerund phrase - no response given participial phrase participial phrase - no response given infinitive phrase infinitive phrase - no response given dependent clause
dependent clause
The group of words used in the following sentence is a dependent clause.
The group of words used in the sentence "Since he didn't study, George failed the test" is a dependent clause.
Explanation:
To determine the group of words used in a sentence, we need to identify the phrase or clause.
In this case, "Since he didn't study" is a dependent clause. It begins with the subordinating conjunction "since" and includes a subject ("he") and verb ("didn't study"). This clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence because it depends on the rest of the sentence to convey a complete thought.
Therefore, the correct answer is "dependent clause."