The narrator of the frame story in the canterbury tales is Geoffrey Chaucer.
Explanation: Geoffrey Chaucer is the central narrator and author of The Canterbury Tales. From the first person point-of-view, he tells us a series of short stories that are joined together by a larger story outline, called a frame story. Frame stories are often used to introduce shorter stories along the way.
"After we left practice" is a dependent clause that isn't a full sentence on its own, and "I went swimming" and "Mark ran around the track" are two independent clauses linked by a conjunction
"The water rises and the band plays ragtime", and "Stewards finish waking their passengers below; life preservers are tied on; some men smile at the precaution"
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Options A and D are correct, I hope this helps you :)
