Because he was late, Fred missed the movie.

Which group of words is included in the sentence?

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Responses

participial phrase
participial phrase

infinitive phrase
infinitive phrase

dependent clause
dependent clause

gerund phrase

1 answer

The sentence "Because he was late, Fred missed the movie." includes a dependent clause.

The clause "Because he was late" cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and depends on the main clause "Fred missed the movie" for its meaning.