<span>Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of [a crime]; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.
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Among the choices, the text from "After Twenty Years" that best provides evidence that "Silky Bob" was surprised that his friend is now a policeman is A. <span>"His hand was steady when he began to read, but it trembled a little by the time he had finished."
Two best friends, Bob and Jimmy, twenty years ago, have agreed to meet in front of a hardware store at exactly 10 pm. Bob was waiting for his friend Jimmy when a policeman approached him and asked what he was doing there. The policeman afterwards left. A man who introduced himself as Jimmy then approached Bob. However, while walking down the street, as light hit the other man's face, Bob realized that it wasn't his friend. The man then told him he was arrested and handed him a note. It was then that Bob realized that the policeman earlier was his friend Jimmy. Jimmy was unable to arrest his friend so instead, he asked a bystander to confront Bob. </span>
I think the answer could possibly be b from my understanding
The source is dated but still useful, B
23. “all things considered” is a nominative absolute (NA).
24. “a nuclear engineer” is an appositive (AP).
25. “There” is an expletive (EXP), as you correctly noted.
26. “Maria” is used as a direct address (DA).
27. “green” is an objective complement (OC).
28. “president” is a predicate nominative (PN).
29. “alert” is a predicate adjective (PA).
30. “There” is, again, an expletive (EXP), as you again correctly noted.
31. “fence” is a direct object (DO).
32. “us” is an indirect object (IO).