He used riddling to talk to Smaug I think because he wanted to stall and waste time as he figured out a plan. He also used riddles to talk to Golem who he clearly was trying to stall to save himself as Golem wanted to kill and eat Bilbo. So it is a reoccurring theme of Bilbo and it makes sense.
The word "either" is a correlative. The answer is D. This is because a correlative conjunction connects two nouns and ideas that relates to each other. Either uses "or" so it connects two choices in one situation.
Answer: It would be (B.).
Explanation:
1. The hamburger came from Hamburg, Germany, and the hot dog came from Frankfurt. - compound sentence
A sentence which contains two independent clauses with related ideas is referred to as a compound sentence.
One way to punctuate a compound sentence correctly is to join the two independent clauses with a semicolon and a coordinating conjunction.
2.The idea of placing meat on a bun, however, came from the United States. - simple sentence
A simple sentence is a form of sentence which has one independent clause and has no dependent clauses. It can stand alone for its meaning as a sentence.
3. When the hamburger first arrived in the United States, it was eaten raw.- complex sentence
The complex sentence refers to the sentence which contains at least one dependent clause and an independent clause. A dependent clause is the clause which cannot stand alone in its meaning on the other hand independent clause refers to the phrase which can stand alone, though both have a subject and a verb.
4. The French still prefer their meat rare, but the Germans eat raw hamburger meat. - compound sentence
5. Hamburgers first became popular among German immigrants who lived in Cincinnati.- complex sentence
