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What type of clause is "because she was tired" in: "She went home because she was tired"?

A Independent clause
B Dependent (subordinate) clause
C Relative clause
D Noun clause

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

"Because she was tired" is a dependent clause — it cannot stand alone as a sentence and begins with a subordinating conjunction.

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