It's a clause, your welcome; a clause is a sentence/group of words that offers a viable subject and verb, phrases on the other hand DO NOT.
The correct answer is:
a.
Run on
The given sentence is
an example of a run on sentence which is also known as a “fused sentence”. It has
two parts wherein either part can stand alone without the other. But instead of
being connected properly, they have been pieced together inaccurately and could
still be improved.
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Mark wrote a Hellenistic gospel, primarily for an audience of gentile Greek-speaking residents of the Roman Empire. Jewish traditions are explained, clearly for the benefit of non-Jews. Aramaic words and phrases are also expanded upon. <span>Alongside these Hellenistic influences, Mark makes use of the Old Testament in the form in which it had been translated into Greek.</span>
Answer:
he contrasts the violent behavior of the police with the nonviolent behavior of the protesters