In·sti·gate (in'sti-gat') tr. v. in·sti·gat·ed, in·sti·gat·ing, in·sti·gates

To urge on; goad. To stir up; foment.
[Latin instigare, instigat-; see steig- in Indo-European roots.]

in'sti·ga'tion n., in'sti·ga'tive adj., in'sti·ga'tor n.

"There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. So Della did it. Which instigates the moral reflection that life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating."

Given the information selected from the dictionary what does the word instigate mean in the context of the passage?
A. causes
B. tempts
C. contradicts
D. supports

Me with this questions i really need them right 4. any complex sentence contains a. independent clauses only b. dependent clauses only c. one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses d. neither independent clauses nor dependent clauses 5. an appositive is a phrase or clause that a. is a noun or group of words acting as a noun b. is placed right next to a noun c. gives more information about a noun d. all of the above 6. select the correctly punctuated sentence containing appositve. a. the vocational counselor an experienced placement specialist has agreed to me get a job. b. the vocational counselor, an experienced placement specialist has agreed to me get a job. c. the vocational counselor an experienced placement specialist, has agreed to me get a job. d. the vocational counselor, an experienced placement specialist, has agreed to me get a job.