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.
        
             
        
        
        
I believe that your answer is the first option due to how late the crying is, and unlike in "The Tell-Tale Heart" where the heart is constant and represents the slow descent of madness, the cry of the cat only appears at the end. 
The portion of the story where it shows the speaker's madness is actually his looking for and finding similarities in the second cat and wishing to kill it.
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Answer:
Easy!
Explanation:
1  A: "Where did you go to on holidays?"
2 B: "We go to the Czech Republic."
3 A: "Do you stay in Prague?"
4 B: "No we did not. We rented an apartment in the mountains."
5 A: "Is it nice?"
6 B: "Yes, it will be. We will have a great time."
7 A: "What will you do?"
8 B: "We did not do much. We read. We swam in the lake- we just relaxed."
9 A: "Did you like the food?"
10 B: "Yes we loved it! We eat out a lot."
11 A: "How long will you be there?"
12 B: "Two weeks. We arrived back yesterday."
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
The sentence fragment, ' scuttled off sideways and stepped into the sea, saying to himself,' is an example of alliteration. Alliteration is a figure of speech that deals with sound. It refers to the repetition of a consonant or a vowel sound.
Explanation:
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