The subordinate clause here is A, "as the layers of ash slowly compressed". Subordinate means that it cannot exist on its own, it has to be a part of the main, independent clause.
Answer:
A.<em> to attack separately. </em>
Explanation:
This is the definition of combat:
1 : a fight or contest <em>between individuals</em> or <em>groups.</em> 2 : conflict, controversy. 3 : active fighting in a war : action casualties suffered in combat.
Therefore, <em>option A </em>is the only one that refers to the meaning of <em>combat.</em>
Answer:They are defined as a group rather than singled out as individuals. Their “oath-edged talk and pipe-smoke” define them as men of the working class at ease with one another. One of them is more adventurous and active as he hunts some rabbits. The rabbits escape, but he finds a nest with a lark's eggs in it.
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