(1) brenda would have liked to have taken her vacation at the beach. (2) however, the weather forecast on
the television called for rain. (3) also, her fiancé, max, wanted to vacation in the mountains. (4) after a
heated discussion, brenda and max decided to compromise. (5) they would spend their vacation time at
spring lake. (6) that way, jack could fish and brenda could enjoy swimming.
1. in sentence 4, what is "after a heated discussion"?
a. a prepositional phrase
b. a dependent clause
c. an independent clause
d. an adjective phrase