With danger from European interference no longer pressing closely upon the nation, President Roosevelt in 1907 took a decided st
ep in recognizing the importance of the Pacific when he sent to that coast so large a number of the most modern vessels of the navy. In fact, the nation may now be said to have faced about, California becoming the front door of our country. Which is the best meaning for vessel as it is used in the last paragraph? A) an airship B) a spaceship C) a craft for traveling on water,usually one larger than an ordinary rowboat; a ship or boat. D) a tube or duct, as an artery or vein, containing or conveying blood or some other body fluid.
In A, your 1st clause is an incomplete sentence which would not make any sense without the presence of 2nd clause; thus making it DEPENDENT on the 2nd clause.
