Question

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

Answer 1

The clause Jacob had to buy a new cell phone is an independent clause, because it can stand on its own. 
The remaining part of the sentence is a subordinate clause/adverb clause, which cannot stand on its own.