It contributes to the emotion of safety and comfort
Another word for carry is haul. If you haul something, you’re carrying or taking it somewhere. If you’re hauling wood, for example, you’re taking wood somewhere.
Answer:
The word “scrutinized” suggests that the government is not just idly watching the movements of its citizens, it is actively looking and picking apart everything they do to watch for any sort of infraction. The word “watched” would have had a much less ominous, as well as less active, feeling.
The predicate is the part of a sentence containing a verb and telling something about the subject. Example of a sentence with a predicate:
Josie likes to play soccer.
Subject: Josie
Predicate: likes to play soccer