1) a dependent clause with an infinitive
2) a participial phrase (after the main independent clause)
3) a gerund phrase
Ans: Because I needed to water the snapdragons before noon, I instated my policy of watering the garden every day, knowing that, as a result, I could not be elected to the neighborhood council.
Build up each requirement by itself
1) Because I needed to water the snapdragons before noon
2) I instated my policy of watering the garden every day
3) knowing that, as a result, I could not be elected to the neighborhood council.