Which sentence includes a dependent clause?(1 point)

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The package was heavy.
The package was heavy.

It was a fancy hat!
It was a fancy hat!

She smiled as she opened the package.
She smiled as she opened the package.

Today is her 16th birthday.

She smiled as she opened the package.

The sentence "She smiled as she opened the package." includes a dependent clause.

The sentence that includes a dependent clause is: "She smiled as she opened the package." To determine this, we need to understand what a dependent clause is. A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. In this case, "as she opened the package" is the dependent clause because it cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. Therefore, the correct answer is "She smiled as she opened the package."