C: the base on which something like a statue stands
That would be a fragment since there is no verb found in the sentence, any type of sentence should always have a noun/subject and a verb.
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Answer: B) "To think of your having such a tragedy in your life!"
Explanation: an irony is a statement or a situation that seems contradictory or different of what the reader or the characters expect. It is often used to criticize something or to introduce a humorous element in the text. In the given excerpt from "Editha" by William Dean Howell, the expression "to think of your having such a tragedy in your life" is an example of the use of an ironic tone, because the woman doesn't really think that war is a tragedy.
If you mean an adverb clause, I'd say your answer is D. Adverb clauses typically begin with a subordinating conjunction like because, after, if, or although.
