Answer:
Is you trying to roast me HAHAHA you wish
Explanation:
Answer: D) [W]hen He aims for something to stay put, He makes it up-and-down ways, like a tree or a man.
The subordinate clause here is A, "as the layers of ash slowly compressed". Subordinate means that it cannot exist on its own, it has to be a part of the main, independent clause.
The correct answer is present