Question

Read the excerpt.

Because the endangered panthers living in the forests need large, connected territories to roam.

What is the best review of this excerpt?

The excerpt does not need revision because it contains an independent clause that completes the writer’s thought.
The excerpt does not need revision because it contains a dependent clause that completes the writer’s thought.
The excerpt should be revised because it contains an independent clause that leaves the writer’s thought unfinished.
The excerpt should be revised because it contains a dependent clause that leaves the writer’s thought unfinished.

Answer 1

The excerpt should be revised because it contains a dependent clause that leaves the writer’s thought unfinished.

Explanation: It begins with "Because," making it a subordinate (dependent) clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.