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.