Seriously?
Independent
"the cheetah darted away"
"he ran into the trees"
"it's funny"
Dependent
"before we knew it"
"after we scared him"
"because he scared me"
Mrs Davenport has gotten a lot of work done and she's done a very good job, like she always does.
"between the two countries"
A prepositional phrase needs to contain a preposition, in this case it would be "between". As well it needs to modify the sentence and it should mention the object of the sentence. So "between the two countries" is correct.
Answer:
There is no passage to link the answer to, but definitions of asnwers can help
Explanation:
Here are definitions of the answers, which can help with the answer:
A) Humorous means funny or amusing.
B) Conversational is something related to conversation, which can be chatty, friendly, colloquial.
C) Irony is the expression of someone's meaning by using language that represents the opposite, typically for humorous effect.
D) Satire is the use of humour, irony, or exaggeration, criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of important and general issues.
E) Condensending means having or showing a patronizing attitude towards someone.