The correct answer is C. An independent clause is a group of words that make a simple sentence, in other words it expresses thought typically
Basically if I say the word stupid that would have a bad impression so it's negative, but if I change it to struggling/needs help it would be either neutral or positive
The opinion about the Russian society that Leo Tolstoy expresses in this excerpt from The Death of Ivan Ilyich is the following one:
<span>D. Peasants more readily accepted unpleasant facts of life, while the middle class tried to deny them.
We can see that Ivan's servant is with him all along during his sickness, helping him and understanding what is going on, whereas people who belong to the middle or upper class regard his condition with disgust. </span>
