Discussion
Identify the clause in the underlined part of the sentence :
When they were faced with starvation, flamingoes fled the island leaving their chicks to fend for themselves.
Answer: B
'When they were faced with starvation' is an adverb clause.
It is introduced by 'when' and tells us when, or under what circumstances, the flamingoes fled the island. It modifies the verb 'fled' in the main clause, which makes it an adverb clause.
It does not describe a noun (adjective clause), does not act as a subject or object (noun clause), and cannot stand alone, so it is not the principal clause, which is 'flamingoes fled the island leaving their chicks to fend for themselves'.
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