[1] birds of the sea supported the woman as she fell. [2] she landed on the back of a giant turtle. [3] the frightened woman asked the sea animals to find some soil so that she could plant the roots. [10] muskrat brought up some dirt from the bottom of the sea, and the woman put the dirt on the turtle's back. [4] she performed a ritual to create earth; then she planted the roots.

which best describes this paragraph?
a. each sentence begins with a dependent clause.
b. each sentence is a compound-complex sentence.
c. each sentence is a simple sentence.
d. each sentence begins with the subject.