C) to entertain readers by expressing how embarrassed she felt
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."
Answer:
LOC. Michael closed his office door to take the call from Chandra.
Explanation:
This sentence shows Micheal didn’t want anyone else overhearing their conversation so he was being DISCREET.
The gerund in the sentence provided above is backpacking. Gerunds are verbs in -ing form but function as a noun. In this sentence, it functions as a direct object because it answers the question "what". By this, we can construct the question "What popular pastime is being talked about?".
