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Read the excerpt below and answer the question. There was a surprise attack before they blew up the bridge. The underlined dependent clause in the sentence above acts as _____. a noun an adjective an adverb a verb

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The answer is C, an adverb.

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The answer would be: "The underlined dependent clause in the sentence above acts as an ADVERB." This is because "before they blew up the bridge" is describing what kind of surprise attack it was.
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