Question

question 2
language development: conventions
select the answer choice in which a dependent clause is underlined.
a he earned his living as a writer, but he was in financial difficulties for most of his short life.
b writers all over the world have imitated his tales of mystery and supernatural events.
c edgar allan poe is considered to be the inventor of the detective story.
d though the cause of poes death is unknown, many believe that poor health and habits were probably the main factors.

question 3
close read: analyze the text
read the following sentence from “the fall of the house of usher,” in which the narrator explains that he has received a letter from roderick usher.
a letter, however, had lately reached me in a distant part of the country—a letter from him—which, in its wildly importunate nature, had admitted of no other than a personal reply. base your answer on your knowledge of the

Explanation:

A dependent clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. In option d, "Though the cause of Poe's death is unknown" is a dependent clause starting with the subordinating conjunction "though". It depends on the main - clause "many believe that poor health and habits were probably the main factors" to make complete sense. Options a, b, and c do not have underlined dependent clauses.

Answer:

d. Though the cause of Poe's death is unknown, many believe that poor health and habits were probably the main factors.