Question

Read the sentence from Paragraph 1 of the report.

The industrialist H. J. Heinz introduced ready-made condiments, which most Americans now take for granted.

The underlined part of this sentence is classified as

* The underlined part is supposed to be “which most Americans now take for granted” *

A) a participial phrase.
B) a gerund phrase.
C) an independent clause.
D) a dependent clause.

Answer 1

D.) a dependent clause.

Because the underlined portion cannot stand on its own as a sentence, it is considered a dependent clause.