Approximately one-third of the world's population lives in "abject" poverty and goes to bed hungry every night, with "abject" being serious or severe.
Answer:
D. Mr. Winter asks her to babysit even though she has never seen him before; this unusual approach is a clue that something is off concerning the Winter family.
Explanation:
In this story, Harriet is babysitting Charles, who is the baby of the Winter family. However, she is confused about the reason why they asked her to babysit. She met Mr. Winter at the swim club, and he immediately requested this, even though he knew nothing about her. Moreover, when she is at the house, she is asked to not look in on the baby at all. All of these details indicate that there is something strange going on in this family.
Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
Appositive another term for apposition always
Parallelism the state of being parallel of a corresponding in some way
C. She meets another new student
