Answer:
<h3>the committee made no <u>allusion</u> to the former president in its report.</h3>
In my opinion, there are two possible reasons.
First, the government probably does not think these guys are any kind of a threat to them. I mean, so what if there are some people out walking around when no one knows they're there? It's like the thing about the tree falling in the forest with no one around.
The answer is C, dependent clause, <span>because it has a verb, but it cannot stand on its own. </span>