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Answer: B) After Paul ate too much ice cream, his stomach began to hurt.
The dependent clause is "After Paul ate too much ice cream"
The independent clause is "his stomach began to hurt"
Explanation:
Consider, one of the reasons why institutions of Higher Learning may charge higher fees is because of the high operating cost they incur in other to function. However, with online education, the cost of operation for the institution is reduced. For example, institutions that provide transportation for their staff would not need to incur such expenses if their staff taught students from their homes. Also, instead of constructing physical infrastructures that would require maintenance expenses funds are saved.
Students also benefit because they would pay fewer tuition fees as a result, and they can actually learn from the comfort of their home not needing to pay any campus accommodation fees, etc.
To make fun of the manner the writer is criticizing. It has a very sarcastic tone to it.
