Question

Which of these sentence contains a subordinate clause?

A) Mitch was asked to submit his story to the school newspaper.
B) Jason cleaned the garage and mowed the grass all in one day.
C) Purple and gold wildflowers grew beautifully on the back corner of the abandoned house.
D) Michelle's paintings stood out vividly when they were displayed against a neutral background.

Answer 1

The answer is D because it is just listen to me

Answer 2

D) Michelle's paintings stood out vividly when they were displayed against a neutral background.

The subordinate clause is "when they were displayed against a neutral background. Even though part of this clause could stand alone: they were displayed against a neutral background, using the word 'when' makes the clause dependent. We need to know what happened WHEN they were displayed. The rest of the sentence solves this - Michelle's paintings stood out vividly.