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.
<span>Show the ambiguity and inherent questions in human beings and their morality. Because the works are so ambiguous, they make the reader question their own morality, as well as the nature of morality in general. He played off the idea of people's base desires and of doing the right thing.</span>
By asking a question she gets the reader engaged and thinking about how they relate to the text.