"the occasional scratch of her pen exerted just enough pressure to keep away the frightening shadows, the sad spirits from long ago, locked into events that couldn't change."
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A group of words with a subject and verb that does not express a complete thought is called a(n) subordinate or dependent clause
The connection between the nose and the brain are governed by our sensory motor cells and neurons. Our senses (including the nose) send signal to our brain through the neurotransmitters. Similarly, the brain sends feedback to other senses and organs through the same media. This explains the unpleasant feeling we get when we smell something foul.
The correct definitions of the given vocabulary words are as follows:
1. bourgeois means C. middle class; conventional
2. expostulation means B. justification
3. portentous means D. ominous; full of meaning
4. recalcitrant means E. difficult to manage
5. strident means <span>A. commanding attention
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These are the correct meanings of the given words. I hope these answers helped you.
According to "Making History with Vitamin C," the Ship's officers got scurvy than regular crew members because B) Officers are diets and different kinds of foods.