Which sentence does not contain a subordinate clause?
a) the kitten played excitedly with the ball of yarn.
b) while i was watching a movie last night, i heard a strange noise outside my window.
c) ben spent the evening playing video games even though he had two tests the next day.
d) michael decided to stay home last night because his mother brought home a stray kitten.

In this chapter, maya describes her confusion about lesbianism. she wrongly thought that were the same as lesbians.

Which line from the story of my life by helen keller is an example of a simile? during the whole trip i did not have one fit of temper, there were so many things to keep my mind and fingers busy. i was like that ship before my education began, only i was without compass or sounding-line, and had no way of knowing how near the harbour was. one day, while i was playing with my new doll, miss sullivan put my big rag doll into my lap also, spelled "d-o-l-l" and tried to make me understand that "d-o-l-l" applied to both. child as i was, i at once felt the tenderness and sympathy which endeared dr. bell to so many hearts, as his wonderful achievements enlist their admiration.

If you wanted to figure out a topic and some details about that topic you would want to use a ?