Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. There was a surprise attack before they blew up the bridge. The underlined dependent clause in the sentence above acts as _____. a noun an adjective an adverb a verb

Answer 1

The answer is C, an adverb.

Answer 2

The answer would be: "The underlined dependent clause in the sentence above acts as an ADVERB." This is because "before they blew up the bridge" is describing what kind of surprise attack it was.