In order to answer this correctly, you must know the meaning of vigilant (keeping careful watch for impending danger) as well as the meanings of all the choices given. Which two words are similar in meaning? When you have that answer, take out the word vigilant, and put the new word in its place. Does it still make sense? If so, you most likely have the correct answer.
The predicate is marked in bold.
The West Indian manatee is a large sea mammal.
Manatees rest just below the water's surface.
Sea grass is one of their favourite things to eat.
Answer:
The correct answer is A. simple.
Explanation:
The sentence <em>Several people have helped me in so many ways </em>is a simple sentence because it has only one predicate (=verb) "have helped." This means that it consists of one independent sentence/clause.
A simple sentence always has one predicate; a compound sentence has two simple sentences; a complex sentence has one independent sentence and at least one dependent one; a compound-complex sentence contains at least two independent clauses and at least two dependent ones.
I think it is the second one "it sets up the quote so it can be explained
