Which of the following is a dependent clause? A. Because she was too young, B. Jesse climbed a mountain. C. The dog ran into the forest, D. I can speak Spanish.

A

Explanation:

A because "Because she was too young" can't stand by itself. To test if it is dependent, see if it makes sense by itself. if it does, it is independent.

claim of policy

explanation:

the sentence does not violate the phrase structure second rule (introduced by noam chomsky) because noun phrases consist of a determiner such as a, the or every, and a noun. in the sentence, the noun phrase the cake includes a determiner (the) and a noun (cake).

on the other hand, the first rule indicates that a sentence encloses a noun phrase, followed by a verb phrase. the example sentence can be analysed as follows:

john (n) + ate (v) + the (det) + cake (n).