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Which part of the sentence is an adverbial dependent clause?

when they arrived at the beach
the students who had never seen
the ocean before
ran toward the shore

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The part of the sentence that is an adverbial dependent clause is option(a) when they arrived at the beach.

What is dependent clause?

An adverbial clause is a dependent clause that alters the primary verb in the independent sentence. Adverbial clauses always have a subordinating conjunction before them, and they need an independent clause to work correctly. For example, even if I take the train, I might not get at my appointment on time.

The three categories of dependent clauses are noun, adjective, and adverbial clauses. Reason-related adverbial clauses provide justification for the action conducted in the main clause of the sentence. Subordinating conjunctions such as because, unless, and since are frequently used in these sentences.

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