Question

Which of the following is an example of a DEPENDENT (subordinate) clause?

I like hotdogs

the little baby cries all night

until the sun goes down

the dog crawls toward the door for food

Answer 1

Until the sun goes down is the dependent clause. It needs another portion of a sentence, or a independent clause to make it a complete sentence.

Answer 2

As we can see, only in the third option we have got a subordinate clause. In this option, until is the dependent word and the option itself is not an example of sentence, rather it is a part of the sentence. In summary, the correct option is the third one.