Read the excerpt.
"At the beginning of the mission, since our priority was to identify the origin of the alien's signal."
What is the most accurate way to describe the excerpt?
A. It is a complex sentence.
B. It is an independent clause.
C. It is a dependent clause.
D. It is a compound sentence.
Answer (1)
The excerpt is correctly identified as a dependent clause because it cannot stand alone as a complete thought. It features a subject and verb but lacks the independence required for a complete sentence. Understanding clause structures helps clarify sentence composition in English. ;
