A weary rider would often reach California in 10 days.
Explanation
Prepositions serve as intermediary words that connect nouns, pronouns or phrases to sentences to form meaningful sentences.
These connecting words are very short and are commonly placed in front of a noun.
According to the English language, prepositions are 'closed class' of words.
Examples are of, in, at, by, under, over etc.
Prepositions are of six types.
· Preposition for Time
· Preposition for Place
· Preposition for Direction
· Preposition for Agent
· Preposition for Phrases
· Preposition for Instruments
Answer:
E). During the period immediately before the asteroid that produced the Chicxulub crater struck, most of the world’s dinosaurs lived in or near the region of the asteroid’s impending impact.
Explanation:
As per the question, option E displays the statement that would most likely weaken the argument, if true as it functions to deny the author's claim that 'when the asteroid(around six miles ago) struck the Earth, the last dinosaur species were becoming extinct' by presenting contradictory statement 'most of the world’s dinosaurs lived in or near the region of the asteroid’s impending impact.' Thus, this statement(if true) would not only weaken the argument but also influence the author's credibility and character among the audience. Thus, <u>option E</u> is the correct answer.
