The independent clause is "WE ARE NOT EATING ON THE PATIO" the reason why, is because the second part of the sentence cannot stand on its own, due to the fact it has a because in it. because is a transition word.
The answer is A. Criticizing a government, person, or institution
They are used to show relationships between ideas. They can be used to join 2 or more sentences.
Answer:
The teacher told the students to finish the project.
The IT technician said to the boy that this wouldn't work.
Salwa said she believed what they were saying.
The teacher earlier told them to be ready.
She told Ali to sit in the first row.
He asked her whether she needed more help.
Rachel told her mother that the dinner was delicious.
She said to his class that the next lesson would start in 10 minutes.
She said to the hairdresser that she needed to change her.
She said I didn't want to but at the end I told him the whole story.
The interviewer asked Jamal why he had left his previous job.
Ali asked where he could park his car.
Muza said to her brother that she wanted to go there too.
Ahmed told his father that he was planning to leave his job.
We have the same questions lol
