<span>Basically, the '-tic' changes the noun 'drama' into an adjective.</span>
There was a blood curdling scream and then the noise of the cats crying stopped. The sinister silence in the empty neighbourhoos sent chills down my spine as I increased my pace to reach the (insert place) .
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The correct answer is D. however.
You want to show contrast between these two sentences, and the only word among these which can do that is <em>however. </em>The sentences are each other's opposites - even though there is an increase of eagles in the Southeast, there is still a decline in their numbers overall.
