Which sentence includes a dependent clause?(1 point)
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It was a fancy hat!
It was a fancy hat!

The package was heavy.
The package was heavy.

Today is her 16th birthday.
Today is her 16th birthday.

She smiled as she opened the package.

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"She smiled as she opened the package."

Explanation: "as she opened the package" is a dependent (subordinate) clause — it cannot stand alone and begins with the subordinating conjunction "as."