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Which of the following adds a subordinate clause to the main clause below?

Rochelle ate dinner.
A.
She was hungry; Rochelle ate dinner.
B.
She was so hungry that Rochelle ate dinner.
C.
When she was hungry, Rochelle ate dinner.
D.
She was hungry. Rochelle ate dinner.

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User Dferraro
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i am pretty sure that the answer is letter c
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User Ronen Ackerman
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C. When she was hungry, Rochelle ate dinner adds a subordinate clause. Subordinate clauses are dependent clauses that cannot stand on their own but are added to an independent clause. "When she was hungry" is not a full sentence on it's own and is a subordinate clause.

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