In the following sentence, are the words in italics an independent clause, a subordinate clause, or a fragment? Although that particular source may not appear reasonable and accurate, it is.
Group of answer choices

independent clause

subordinate clause

fragment

they fear for their lives

throughout history, economists have always thought  ..

the sentence that best describes the tone of the passage from the radio broadcast compared to the passage from the book is b. the radio broadcast has a more surprised tone.

consider the text evidence: in the passage from the book, the description is more matter-of-fact. it is simply describing the things resembling little grey snakes, but there is no urgency in the description. on the other hand, in the passage from the radio broadcast, there is definetely urgency (you can tell from the expression used, "good heavens", which clearly indicates surprise.)