After thorough researching, the revision added dramatic irony because of the reason it strengthens the emotions and the meaning of the text that was stated. It helped the reader absorbed the text and improve their comprehensive skills at the same time.
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.
Shouldn't the information be base on how many crimes were made, how it increased or decreased over the years and how many of these criminal case were solved.