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What is the dependent clause in the following complex sentence?

Alice bit her fingernails because she was nervous
a. alice bit her fingernails
b. because she was nervous.
c. bit her fingernails because she was nervous
d. Alice

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The dependent clause in the sentence "Alice bit her fingernails because she was nervous" is "because she was nervous." It provides the reason or cause for Alice biting her fingernails.
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