Which of these sentences contains a dependent clause? a) a light gray wall served as background for lisa's paintings. b) max got his chance to ask his girlfriend to the prom, and she accepted. c) frank listened intently to the hikers stories of his adventures, and he loved them all. d) because david loved adventure, he resolved that one day he would explore the alaskan wilderness. i think it is d. what do you guys think?

D) Because David loved adventure, he resolved that one day he would explore the Alaskan wilderness.

Explanation:

A clause is a group of related words that have at least a subject and a verb. When the clause can stand on its own, and have full meaning, the clause is independent; but when it does not express a complete idea on its own, and therefore, needs another clause to make sense, it is dependent.

In Sentence D, while “he resolved that one day he would explore the Alaskan wilderness” is an independent clause, “Because David loved adventure” is a dependent clause because it does not express a complete idea on its own: this clause is meant to be part of a bigger sentence and not to stand alone as a full sentence.

the answer is b