D because her writing style sound mostly at peace and acceptance...ready for death to take her away
Answer:
An independent clause is a clause that can stand by itself as a simple sentence; contains a subject and a predicate and makes sense by itself.
Explanation:
<span>D) Michelle's paintings stood out vividly when they were displayed against a neutral background.
The subordinate clause is "when they were displayed against a neutral background. Even though part of this clause could stand alone: they were displayed against a neutral background, using the word 'when' makes the clause dependent. We need to know what happened WHEN they were displayed. The rest of the sentence solves this - Michelle's paintings stood out vividly. </span>