Question

She got soaked walking home in the rain yesterday because her umbrella was in her gym locker.

Answer 1

Answer: her umbrella was in her gym locker.

Explanation:

Because she left her umbrella in her locker, she got soaked while walking home in the rain.

Answer 2

Answer:

They are both clauses, but "She got soaked walking home in the rain yesterday" is an independent clause, and "Because her umbrella was in her gym locker" is a dependent clause.

Explanation:

An independent clause is a part of a sentence that can be all by itself and still be a proper sentence that makes sense.

A dependent clause is a part of a sentence that needs an independent clause to help it turn into a real sentence.

EX:

Independent Clause: The baby started crying

That can be its own sentence

Dependent Clause: Because it was hungry

That cannot go by itself and does not say what is hungry and what it was doing because it was hungry

But if you add them together...

The baby started crying because it was hungry.

Does this help?