The answer is: C
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The answer is B I’m pretty sure
I think that absolute phrases are the underlined element in this passage by Charles Dickens.
The following ones can be identified: “… flowing up the river […] city”, “…rolling down the river […]city”. Absolute phrases happen when a noun and a participle (in this case the present participle –ing) function as an independent clause. In this case, they describe the clause, the manner of the movement of the fog.
The police asked whether he had reported the incident to the head office.