Question

Three criminals were soon behind bars, victims of their foolish belief that they could outsmart the law is what type of clause

Answer 1

The clause '' three criminals were soon behind bars, victims of their foolish belief that they could outsmart the law'' is an adjectival clause.

Answer 2

Subordinate clause.

Step-by-step explanation:

The given sentence employs a subordinate clause "that they could outsmart the law" which illustrates the dependent clause. The subordinate clause usually begins with a subordinate conjunction or a relative pronoun. It displays a fragment that depends on the principle clause to determine its meaning. Thus, the sentence employs a subordinate clause that exemplifies a dependent clause and describes the additional information to complete the thought or statement.