 Identify what type of clause is in the sentence below. Since it had been a long time, she decided to watch a movie.

 The sentence contains a subordinate clause - "since it had been a long time". A subordinate clause is a clause which cannot stand alone, and must be attached to an independent clause. In this sentence, the subordinate clause specifies the reason why "she decided to watch a movie".
 حدد نوع العبارة في الجملة أدناه. Since it had been a long time, she decided to watch a movie.


 تحتوي الجملة على عبارة تابعة - "since it had been a long time". عبارة تابعة هي عبارة لا يمكن أن تقف بمفردها، ويجب أن تكون مرتبطة بعبارة مستقلة. في هذه الجملة، تحدد العبارة التابعة السبب الذي دفع "لقرارها بمشاهدة فيلم".