Use the sentence to answer the question.

Because he was late, Fred missed the movie.
Which group of words is included in the sentence?
(1 point)
O participial phrase
O gerund phrase
O infinitive phrase
• dependent clause

dependent clause

Use the sentence to answer the question.

Because he was late, Fred missed the movie.
Which group of words is included in the sentence?
(1 point)
O participial phrase
O gerund phrase
• infinitive phrase
• dependent clause

dependent clause

Because he was late

The group of words included in the sentence "Because he was late, Fred missed the movie" is a dependent clause. A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. In this case, the dependent clause is "Because he was late."