C. D. E. are the ones with a long e sound
A declaration or assertion
Answer:
In Paulo Coelho's "The Alchemist," the old man's story about the miner and the emerald connects with Santiago's situation because he was about to give up on his dreams just like Santiago. Besides, it demonstrates that when you put your whole life into your dreams, you cannot give up.
Similarly, when the old man says that "treasure is uncovered by the force of flowing water, and it is buried by the same currents," he means that treasure is uncovered when you are young and have dreams; however, it is later buried by the reality you face in life. In fact, the anger and frustration that cause the miner to give up then make him break the stone and find the emerald he has been looking for.
The correct answer is B) We discovered that Candy will do anything but work - because here 'but' is used with the meaning of the preposition 'except for', whereas in the remaining examples it is used as a conjunction.
