Question

Identify the dependent clause in this sentence:

"After the fire had raged for several hours, the fire department was finally able to get it under control."

A the fire department was finally able to get it under control.

B under control.

C was finally able

D After the fire had raged for several hours

Answer 1

D
The use of the word “after” leaves the reader confused if they read “after the fire had raged for several hours” …you’d be like..after what?? That’s how you know it’s dependent. It depends on the details given in the rest of the sentence in order to make senses

Answer 2

D

Step-by-step explanation:

because if you break the sentence into two, "the fire department was finally able to get it under control." can be a sentence on its own, but "after the fire had raged for several hours cannot