I believe it is number one
b) novel
a novel is more likely than any of the other options
When Bilbo regains consciousness, he can see nothing in the darkness. Feeling around on the floor, he happens to come across a ring, which he puts in his pocket. He has no idea where the rest of the company is, or in which direction the exit lies. Picking the path he feels he had been traveling with the dwarves, he soon comes across an underground lake. There, he discovers a strange creature named Gollum. When Gollum sees Bilbo prowling around, obviously lost, he is interested and a bit hungry, so he approaches the hobbit.
You can eventually begin to skip over parts of passages as you read and still figure out what's going on in the writing.
Being able to get to the gist allows you to read more efficiently and more effectively. It allows you to read with purpose. Most people read by looking at every word, every sentence, every paragraph as its own independent piece.
<em>-</em><em> </em><em>BRAINLIEST</em><em> answerer</em>
I believe it would be a dependent clause
