It would be C because a conjunction can stand alone
Dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate. Although this contains a subject and a predicate, the thought is not complete and can not stand on its own. For example, "since he did not pay the rent". In this instance, the clause has a subject and a verb but shows no thought or meaning.
An independent clause is a group of words comprised of a subject and a predicate and expresses a thought thus, called independent. For instance, "I arrived early", "She sings."
One opinion says that hunting was invented by the people who lived
back at the beginning of people. I think it goes back even farther than
that.
Every living thing that can move around goes hunting for things to eat,
and there were a huge number of living things that could move around,
long before people came along. Like dinosaurs, bats, cockroaches etc.
So I don't think you can say that hunting was ever invented. It was just
something that living things just naturally always did, like breathing.
Answer:
For fear of retaliation against them.
Explanation:
Douglas wouldn't want fot the boys who taught him how to read to get in trouble on his behalf. He was afraid that they would be repremended or punished for having taught him how to read.
That statement is A) true. A present participle does end in -ing and can function as an adjective.