<span>Although his sword, Hrunting, loaned to him by Unferth, fails to penetrate the mother's hide, Beowulf discovers a giant magic sword in the cave and is able to kill the mother with it. The sword melts to its hilt after Beowulf uses it to decapitate the corpse of Grendel, which lies nearby.</span>
Answer:
independant
Explanation:
subordinate clause must begin either a subordinate conjunction (such as because, why, while etc) or a relative pronoun.
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