Read the paragraph and then answer the question.
The choir director stood on a makeshift podium. Because she wasn’t very tall, this extra step was necessary to be visible to the choir. The director raised her hands. Voices of young singers filled the air, ringing out melodies of the holiday season.
In which sentence of the paragraph does the author use a dependent clause to begin the sentence?
“The choir director stood on a makeshift podium.”
“Because she wasn’t very tall, this extra step was necessary to be visible to the choir.”
“The director raised her hands.”
“Voices of young singers filled the air, ringing out melodies of the holiday season.”