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C. is the correct answer.
C is the only answer choice that refers to the future ("a sign, he said, a sign"). The rest of the answers refer to things happening in the present in the story, with almost no reference to the future of the plot.
Answer:
8. The dogs kept barking last night <u>even though</u> there seemed to be no one outside.
9. The bus arrived late <u>because</u> the traffic in EDSA was at a standstill.
10. She was baking a cake <u>when</u> the oven malfunctioned.
Explanation:
I simply added a subordinating conjunction to one of the independent clauses.
B. the attitude and motivations of the characters