I am staying inside because it is raining. Here 'I am staying inside' is a?

I am staying inside because it is raining. Here 'I am staying inside' is a?

Explanation

"I am staying inside" is a complete sentence with subject and verb, expressing a full thought — this makes it an independent clause.

A dependent clause cannot stand alone and usually begins with words like because, if, although, etc. The part "because it is raining" is the dependent clause here.