单选题 Soap operas, a type of television drama series, are so called because at first, they were ________.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】答案:C 分析:because引导原因状语从句,从句中主语为they,分析句子结构可知空格处为从句的谓语。 翻译参考:肥皂剧,电视连续剧的一种形式,有着如此的称谓是因为它们最初是由肥皂生产商赞助的。