Answer:
it is live
Explanation:
try saying it outloud with each answer choice whichever makes more sense to you is most likely the right one
Answer:
The story presents the possibility that the lottery is dying out. For example, a passage in the seventh paragraph indicates that the villagers have already permitted certain parts of the lottery ritual to be lost. [A]t one time, some people remembered, there had been a recital of some sort, performed by the official of the lottery, a perfunctory, tuneless chant that had been rattled off duly each year; some people believed that the official of the lottery used to stand just so when he said or sang it, others believed that he was supposed to walk among the people, but years and years ago this part of the ritual had been allowed to lapse. There had been, also, a ritual salute, which the official of the lottery had had to use in addressing each person who came up to draw from the box, but this also had changed with time, until now it was felt necessary only for the official to speak to each person approaching.
Explanation:
Answer:
"Don't speak to me like that," his mother said to him.
Explanation:
changing to direct speech means you conclude the words that are spoken by the person.
The tone of the story is in "I did not know what to do. I could not afford to be seen walking with her, and I did note even want to - but on the other hand, the flattery of those humble, hopeful turnings was not lost on me."
This talk about the change of the treatment of the character towards Myra after they had learned that she was sick. It shows that people changed when they learn something about the people around them and regret that they could have shown a better side of them in the beginning.
