An independent clause is a set of words that can hold on its own as a sentence. It has a subject, verb and complete thought, as most would say. A dependent clause on the other hand cannot stand on its own.
The answer to this is "She can't study in France.".
Patricia does not know French is not the complete clause, Because Patricia does not know French is an dependent clause easily identified because it starts with BECAUSE and of course BECAUSE is not a clause, it is a subordinating conjunction.
Answer: corrupt leaders use propaganda to push there agendas
Gatsby was born "James Gatz," the son of poor farmers, in North Dakota.
I personally would say ancient castle in ruins...
My reason for this would be that the office building and the apartment in the city will be modern and won't have a Gothic feel to it...
The mansion in the countryside will be surrounded by green fields and well that scenario doesn't sound very dark and Gothic to me...
And well that castle in ruins will have a spooky side to it as it will be abandoned and especially at night will be a host to a whole range of spooky thoughts and ideas.