has at least two parts, either one of which can stand by itself (in other words, two independent clauses), but the two parts have been smooshed together instead of being properly connected. Review, also, the section which describes
Ted Kerasote introduces the setting in the first paragraph of his essay. He describes the scene to the reader, that the action is taking place in the Northeastern corner of Yellowstone Park in the hills above Soda Bottle Creek. He describes that it's an isolated area, if you left one road you would not come across another one for quite some time.
Because he is a bad person who is represented in a good way
Fifty cents is a plural noun since it is talking about more than one cent. In the example, you would say, "fifty cents <em>is </em>how much I owe you".