The shoe had been covered in seaweed after spending so much time sitting on the beach.
This is a complex sentence because there is an independent clause and a dependent clause. Dependent clauses are more like fragments of sentences and cannot stand on their own and be considered a sentence. An independent clause is a sentence that can stand alone and make sense.
The shoe had been covered in seaweed after spending so much time at the beach.
The bold is the independent clause. This can stand alone as a sentence, whereas the part that is not bolded cannot.
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The novel “Slaughterhouse 5” was produced by Vonnegut to expose his negative reflection towards war in order to persuade the readers. It can be recognized as a science fiction novel, a semi-autobiographical novel, and unquestionably as an anti-war book.
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B. The ice cream flavor board should be constantly updated.
Explanation:
The main idea of the passage is described in the first line of this paragraph i.e. <em>"The trouble is, of course, that they put up that sign..."</em>. This problem/idea is discussed in next few lines. In the last part of this passage, the writer tells the readers about children's special abilities to identify the flavors just by names, without the signs.
Option A is not correct firstly because the writer has clearly stated the main idea by calling it <em>"the trouble" </em>and secondly the passage is about ice-cream and not about children's abilities.
Option C is incorrect because the passage says nothing deciding on flavor of ice creams.
Option D is incorrect because it is contrary to what is described in the passage. Passage says they don't update signs. Moreover adding new flavors is not result of running out of flavor.
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Horrendous - extremely unpleasant, horrifying, or terrible
Explanation:
Looking at the information here, it can be interpreted that the world could face extremely unpleasant consequences should we not do something to help the population of the bees that are already being threatened by the collapse of their colony.
These flying insects are very important to us because they form part of our food chain. When they die, it means we may likely face the loss of food and that would be something very unpleasant.
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Fragment.
Explanation:
There is a subject, Olaf's very unusual science project, but no predicate, which is the action. We know what is doing something, but we don't know what it is doing.
