Identify the enclosed portion of the following sentence.


(Jacob had to buy a new cell phone) after dropping his old one in the pool.(1 point)

adverb clause

adjective clause

subordinate clause

independent clause

Verified Answer :

The clause Jacob had to buy a new cell phone is an independent clause, meaning that it is complete and can stand on its own.
The remaining part, however, is a subordinate clause, or an adverb clause, to be more precise.