I'm pretty sure it's a dependent clause. Hope this helps!
Nature is often called as man's best friend. Nature helps you all life long from the tine you were a sperm till your death. Nature helps you a very long time or just say, it keeps on helping.
stone, granite, bridges with granite
1) has your son grown incredibly tall
2) my daughter is hardly ever ill
3) are his parents retiring next year
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6)the police immediately arrived at the bank
7)James is apparently getting divorced