Which one of the following words is not an object of a preposition?
c) afternoon
        
             
        
        
        
a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses or you can also say its a complex sentence contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
        
             
        
        
        
C and B. A past tense refers to the past. Crawls is currently doing, was crawling could be either present or past, so if you have a multiple choice that would be one of them. C is crawled, meaning he was. And D is will crawl, meaning the future.
        
             
        
        
        
The correct answer is B. Contrite. 
Contrite means a feeling or expressing penitence or remorse. Someone that is affected by guilt. So the complete sentence should be:
The foster mother of Anne of Green Gables offers her a contrite apology after unjustly punishing her for the missing brooch.