The sentence that is correctly construed with an independent clause and a dependent clause is A) As they examined the evidence afresh, they thought of a completely different explanation.
The other sentences don't have dependent clauses, only phrases.
The correct answer should be and will hopefully be D
Answer:
Skater fashion became popular, and skateboards were in many ads.
Answer:
Assuming the word in bold is childhood, the correct answer is C. direct object.
Explanation:
It’s relatively easy to spot a direct object in a sentence - you can just ask the question Whom (for people), or What (for non-humans) to find it.
So here, the sentence is Carol spent her childhood at the beach.
If you ask the question, What did Carol spend at the beach?, you will get the answer - Her childhood. That way, you know it’s a direct object.
