Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

"I think I should give the reason for my being in Birmingham, since you have been influenced by the argument of "outsiders coming in."

The underlined portion (since you have been influenced by the argument of "outsiders coming in") of this excerpt from King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" is an example of a(n) _____.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

adverbial clause
dependent clause
independent clause
noun clause

Answer 1

dependent clause.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The underlined portion (since you have been influenced by the argument of "outsiders coming in") of this excerpt from King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" is an example of a dependent clause.

Step-by-step explanation:

A dependent clause or subordinate clause is one that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence because it does not express a complete thought.

Dependent clauses works like adverbs, adjectives, or nouns in complex sentences.