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A. It was a fancy hat!
B. She smiled as she opened the package.
C. Today is her 16th birthday.
D. The package was heavy.
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She smiled as she opened the package.
independent clause
When we go to school in the morning, we need to take our lunches and our backpacks.
A clause has a subject and a verb, but a phrase does not
Let's analyze each option:
A. "It was a fancy hat!" - This sentence does not include a dependent clause because it is a complete sentence with a subject ("it") and a verb ("was").
B. "She smiled as she opened the package." - This sentence includes a dependent clause: "as she opened the package." This clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence because it relies on the main clause ("She smiled") to provide the complete meaning.
C. "Today is her 16th birthday." - This sentence does not include a dependent clause because it is a complete sentence with a subject ("Today") and a verb ("is").
D. "The package was heavy." - This sentence does not include a dependent clause because it is a complete sentence with a subject ("The package") and a verb ("was").
Based on this analysis, the sentence that includes a dependent clause is option B: "She smiled as she opened the package."