Assuming the question asks which of the following is found in the sentence, neither A. a dependent clause or C. a subordinating conjunction exist in the sentence, so the only possible answer is B. an independent clause.
"The harsh wind scoured the scant remaining leaves from the trees" ⇒ This is an independent clause because it represents a complete thought. "<span>a desolate landscape remained in its wake</span>" ⇒ This is also an independent clause. ", and" ⇒ This is a coordinating conjunction, connecting two independent clauses.
Audrey Hepburn also <em>lived</em> in Nazi-occupied Holland. Lived indicates that she used to live in Nazi-occupied Holland.
She <em>survived</em> the war and eventually <em>became</em> a movie star. Survived and became also both are in past tense, indicating that she did survive and then did become a movie star.
250 years of slavery. 90 years of Jim Crow. 60 years of separate but equal. 35 years of racist housing policy. Until we reckon with our compounding moral debts, America will never be whole.
