<span>The more genteel members of the company, fearing that the Pardoner will tell a vulgar story, ask the Pardoner for a tale with a moral. The Pardoner then explains to the pilgrims the methods he uses in preaching. His text is always "Radix malorum est cupidatis" ("Love of money is the root of all evil").</span>
Your answer is D
Information from someone who was there when the event happend which has been unfiltered by other researchers
A independent clause is a part of the sentence that can stand alone and a dependent one can’t it depends on the independent statement so for number one the dependent clause would be that he would be appointed the independent clause would be the manager is certain