Read the excerpt. After a strenuous climb, the hikers decided to make camp before reaching the summit because night was approaching rapidly.

Which statement most accurately describes this excerpt?

It contains one dependent clause.
It contains one independent clause.
It contains one independent clause and one dependent clause.
It contains one independent clause and two dependent clauses.

1. saved aronnax from drowning "an incident" 2. speed of the nautilus man-of-war 3. next to captain nemo conseil 4. electricity vigo bay 5. "a coral tomb" 20,000 leagues 6. the nautilus runs aground nemo's "thunderbolt" 7. episodes are connected by aronnax's quarters 8. captain nemo's "bank" cause 9. distance aronnax traveled on the nautilus "a fine death for a sailor" 10. captain nemo sinks for revenge 50 miles per hour