Journal writings are an effective tool for developing new essay topics.
Do you think the weather will effect the outcome of the game?
The correct answer is a. tyler decided to give away toys, hoping it would give him more space.
"hoping it would give him more space." is an adverb clause for his reasoning behind it and is a clause that fulfills the purpose that you described. D doesn't' have a clause because it is a phrase, c is a phrase also, while b is a clause that is an adjectival clause.
The error is the word "weren't" it should be wasn't
The answer to this question is B