Question

Which group of words qualifies as a dependent clause as written Select one of the options below as your answer:

a. because there is no evidence
b. there is much speculation on this issue
c. the hills have been deforested
d. the lakes are polluted

Answer 1

The group of words that qualifies as a dependent clause as written on the options, is letter A. Because there is no evidence. The rest of the sentences are independent clauses. The word 'because' is a kind of conjunction that begins with a dependent clause. Therefore, the answer is letter A.