The answer is A. <span>The poem that I read in class is by Maya Angelou. </span>(The subordinate clause is bolded.)
Subordinate means dependent - so, this clause has elements of a sentence (such as subject and predicate), but it cannot stand on its own. It only adds some information to the main clause. It always has a subordinate conjunction or a relative pronoun (which, whose, whom, etc.) which connects it to the main sentence; in this case, it is a subordinate conjunction that.
Answer:
“Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you. And you know I can do it; I saw Indians smash my dear parents’ heads on the pillow next to mine, and I have seen some reddish work done at night, and I can make you wish you had never seen the sun go down!” (Abigail Williams pg. 19)
Explanation:
Abigail threatens the other girls with violence if they dare tell anyone that she tried to kill Goody Proctor with black magic. This quote tells us that Abigail has experienced severe emotional trauma in the past that almost certainly affects her current mental state. It also gives us a taste of how far she’s willing to go to achieve her desired outcome and/or exact revenge.
Education became a community effort, and the entire community benefited from it.
