Which sentence does not have a dependent clause? A) This book, which I read in English, is about Europe

B) It was a beautiful sunny weekend, and all the beaches were crowded.

C) Let's listen to a someone whom we can trust.

D) Whoever knows this song may play it on the piano.

D

Explanation:

The answer is D.

A dependant clause does not make sense on its own but an independant clause does.

The question is asking us what sentence does not contain a dependant clause.

D makes sense on its own (independant clause) because it contains a subject and verb and makes sense even when you seperate it. Unlike the other, it does not have a conjunction.

Therefore, it is the answer.

historically speaking, military dictators usually come into power

as the result of a military coup d'etat that was successful against  

whatever form of government existed before.  

sometimes the military dictator was put in place by winning a civil war.  

    occasionally military dictators conduct phony 'elections'  

in order to claim that they were elected by the people.

but there are never any serious candidates running against the dictator.

when a dictator becomes too old for governing his country,

he usually tries to arrange for one of his sons to take over power  

after he is dead and gone.  

when that is not possible, some secret decisions within the military

results in the next dictator taking power

—whether by means of an 'election' or another coup d'etat.  

    countries with little experience of other forms of government

often assume that a military strongman is their natural leader.  

military dictators want to stay in power for as long as possible.  

often the only way they leave office is feet first,

that is, they must die or be killed while still in power  

before the next form of government will take over.

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