Answer:
1. Despite of their best efforts, they could not save her.
2. Although it was late, we went for a walk.
3. Despite studying hard, I could not score good marks.
4. Despite my objection, they went ahead with the plan.
5. Although my sister is younger than me, I have great respect for her.
6. Although they hadn’t invited me, I went to their party.
7. Although I invited him he didn't come.
8. Despite being rich and powerful, she leads a miserable life.
9. Although the traffic was bad, I reached my work on time.
The answer is B essential government delegate responsibilities to local governments to carry out
An independent clause is found in a compound sentence and occurs when each clause can operate as a complete sentence in it's own right.
A subordinate clause adds information but does not serve as a sentence in it's own right for example, it relies on the main clause within the sentence to make sense.
The sentence you construct would be a compound sentence and would read:
The journalist met a source at the hotel SO THAT he would get the facts for an article.
