This is making a comparison to Pinocchio. Saying it was such an obvious lie I’m surprised his nose didn’t start growing is an exaggeration of how unbelievable and far-fetched his lie fib was.
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Upbraided means to scold someone, the choice that would match this would be B. reprimanded or criticized, where reprimanded means to rebuke someone, and criticized means blaming someone with disapproving way.
B. Reprimanded or Criticized.
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Because it was raining, the soccer game was canceled.
A dependent clause is a phrase that can't stand alone as a sentence. For example, "It was raining" can stand alone, and is an independent clause. "Because it was raining" cannot stand alone, thus a dependent clause.
